Fusion Credit Union has announced that Darwin Johns will become the financial cooperative’s Chief Executive Officer. Johns will take over for Ron Hedley who is set to retire.
Johns is currently the Chief Risk Officer and he will assume his role as CEO on May 4.
Guy Huberdeau is the President of the Board of Directors and he had this to say on Johns becoming the CEO of Fusion Credit Union.
"He's worked in every different field of this organization over the years," said Huberdeau. "He's very strong in the financial end of the industry and especially in the time of chaos right now, the board thought it was very important to hire someone with a strong financial background."
When they were in search of a new CEO, Fusion Credit Union made it a point to hire someone who could take over and continue with what Ron has done over his lengthy career. Guy says Johns may not have the same characteristics as Ron; however, he's a great fit.
"It's honestly pretty hard to hire a guy just like Ron," he added. "He did a tremendous job and we know that Darwin will continue with that, he's going to do an excellent job."
Johns’ professional experience is extensive, going back to 2000 when he began as a Member Services Representative for Vanguard Credit Union while he was still a student at Brandon University.
After ten years as a lender he was appointed Vice-President Finance and Technology in 2010, and later Vice-President Finance and Risk Management. In conjunction with the Fusion Credit Union amalgamation in 2018, he was named Chief Risk Officer.
"I've known Darwin since he started in the Credit Union system and it was always his goal to climb up the ladder," concluded Huberdeau. "Once he became a Vice-President, he made it well known that his next goal was to become the Chief Executive Officer and he has now achieved that goal."
Johns has pursued ongoing education and achieved professional designations through the Credit Union Institute of Canada at Dalhousie University and a bachelor’s degree from Brandon University.
He’s also active in the community, coaching hockey and baseball and serving on a number of volunteer boards over the years, including his current position on the Hamiota Education Stakeholders Committee. He lives near Kenton with his wife Erin, son Kyle and twin daughters Addison and Haily.
