Summerland Credit Union has appointed John Williams as Chief Executive Officer, taking over the reins from long time CEO, Margot Sweeny.
“Margot has grown the business significantly in her 20 years as CEO, taking Summerland from $100 to over $700 million in assets during this time and I am pleased we have someone of John’s calibre to join us in July”, said Katrina Luckie, Chair of the Board. “John brings a long history of working in the customer owned banking sector, Heritage Bank, fintech and neo banking environments. As an active community member in the Toowoomba region and strongly committed to family, John is keen to build new connections in the Northern Rivers as soon as possible.”
During his time with Heritage Bank, John was a pioneer of internet banking, with one of the first systems being implemented in Australia. He brings with him a wealth of knowledge and experience in strategy development and implementation, business transformation and digital technology, and recognises the importance of investing in Summerland’s staff and culture.
John has lived all his life in regional Australia and will be relocating from Toowoomba to the Northern Rivers. He is looking forward to finding new opportunities to engage with our community based on his current associations with the Toowoomba Primary Health Network, regional university, sporting, social and industry groups.
Summerland is a community based and customer owned credit union that has been providing financial and banking services to our local communities since 1964. The Board sees John, with his significant past experience and expertise, steering Summerland through the next exciting stage in the credit union's growth, as we farewell Margot Sweeny and acknowledge her 25 years of service as both CEO and Director.
The Board of Directors extend their sincere thanks and appreciation to outgoing CEO Margot Sweeny for her contribution to Summerland and extend their congratulations to John Williams on his appointment to the position of CEO of Summerland.
“I would like to applaud the wonderful contribution Margot has made to Summerland’s customers, staff and the wider customer owned banking industry. I am excited to be joining Summerland and look forward to working with the entire team in providing the best products and service to our customers.”
For more information:
Sally-Anne Cumine, Acting CEO, phone: 1300 802 222
