KITCHENER, ON, July 4, 2024
/CNW/ - Following an extensive search, Kindred Credit Union
(Kindred) is pleased to announce Jason Daly as our next chief
executive officer. Jason will assume the role on September 1, 2024.
As a seasoned financial services executive, Jason has led teams
in the areas of product development, business agility, digital
transformation, strategy, marketing, and operations in the banking,
insurance, capital markets, and wealth and asset management
industries. Jason comes to Kindred most recently from Tangerine, a
digital banking subsidiary of Scotiabank, and, prior to that, a
long career with Manulife and Manulife Bank, an international
financial services provider and branchless 'challenger' bank.
Jason's career has seen him leading strategy and innovation to
provide consumers with products and services that aligns well with
Kindred's direction of serving values-centered Ontarians when and
where they choose. Jason holds a Master of Business
Administration from the University of Adelaide and the Canadian Investment Manager
designation (CIM) from the Canadian Securities Institute.
Jason currently resides in Waterloo with his wife, Lori, and
their two teenage children. Jason is grounded in family life with
both his and Lori's extended families living close by in the
region. Jason's two children enjoy competing in various sports and
during the winter you will find the Daly family spending most of
their time together on a ski hill in the Beaver Valley. Jason enjoys the great outdoors
including fishing, golfing, and mountain biking.
Jason is strongly motivated by how Kindred differentiates itself
in the marketplace as a financial cooperative that is
values-centred and faith-inspired. Jason has served on boards of,
and volunteered for, community organizations for more than a
decade, and finds the ability to leverage that in his new role with
even deeper community relationships very appealing.
Jason describes what attracted him to Kindred as, "a unique
opportunity to combine his experience improving people's financial
wellbeing with a financial cooperative that shares his values." He
noted that, "I was encouraged by how Kindred actively engages and
positively impacts the local communities they serve and I look
forward to being part of giving back to a community that has given
so much to my family and I over the years."
Jason is eager to meet and build relationships with the Kindred
team and members over the coming months.
Chair of Kindred's Board of Directors, Henry Paetkau, noted that, "We are especially
impressed by Jason's breadth of experience in retail banking,
commitment to customer service, and his demonstrated leadership in
strategic thinking and change management." He added that, "Jason
feels a sense of attachment to Kindred's purpose and core values
and he's very excited by our unique approach to innovation and how
closely it is tied to our purpose and truly reflective of who we
are at our core."
On behalf of the Board of Directors, thank you to John Klassen for his leadership over the past
few months while serving Kindred as Interim CEO.
About Kindred Credit Union
Kindred Credit Union is a
member-owned financial cooperative based in southwestern
Ontario. Kindred's values-centred
approach is woven into everything we do and makes us the
one-of-a-kind choice for those who want to connect their values and
faith with their finances. Kindred offers a complete range of
banking, borrowing, and investing products and services through
eight branches and online. Members benefit from access to over
43,000 surcharge-free ATMs through THE EXCHANGE® Network in
Canada and the Allpoint Network in
the US. To learn more about Kindred, visit kindredcu.com.
Media Contact
Frank
Chisholm
Director, Brand and Marketing
Kindred Credit Union
519.746.1010, Ext. 5211
frank.chisholm@kindredcu.com
To download a hi-res photo of Jason
Daly, visit kindredcu.com
SOURCE Kindred Credit Union