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July 2, 2009 — Meridian announces appointment of new Chief Information Officer
Meridian Credit Union is pleased to announce the appointment of Gary Genik as their new Chief Information Officer.
"As our new CIO, Gary brings the required leadership, experience, expertise and understanding of Meridian to the position," says Meridian Credit Union President and CEO, Sean Jackson. "
Gary is a welcome addition to our Executive Leadership Team and I look forward to working with him in this capacity."
Gary joined Meridian in 2008 as their Director, Infrastructure, where he worked on a variety of key initiatives to build Meridian’s IT capabilities, including strengthening our information security, data storage / recovery and computer desktop management processes and plans. He has 25 years of senior experience in IT gained in the Banking, Securities and Technology Services industries.
Gary is a results-oriented leader with the ability to quickly evaluate situations. His key skills include the ability to build, lead and motivate high-performing teams. Prior to joining Meridian in 2008, Gary worked as a consultant for clients including IBM Canada, CIBC Intria Items Inc, MTS Allstream and First Ontario Credit Union. He is also the former Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice-President, Information Technology of The Canadian Depository for Securities (CDS).
About Meridian Credit Union:
Meridian Credit Union is Ontario’s largest credit union serving more than 216,000 personal and commercial Members across south-central Ontario. Meridian offers its Members access to a full range of financial services - banking, mortgages and loans, credit cards, online banking and access to Interac through its 44 branches and eight Commercial Banking Centres. Meridian Members have access to the Exchange® Network with over 2,300 no-fee ABMs in Canada. Owned by our Members, Meridian Credit Union reinvests its earnings to improve services to Members and help build the communities where they live. As one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers in 2008/2009, Meridian is committed to investing 4% of its pre-tax earnings in our communities – that’s more than four times the national average for corporate giving. For more information, please visit www.meridiancu.ca.
For more information, please contact:
Scott Windsor
Director, Corporate Communications
P: 416-597-5124
Cell: 416-707-5425
scott.windsor@meridiancu.ca