Vancity appoints Tamara Vrooman as new Chief Executive Officer

MyMortgageBC.com note:  As a mortgage broker in Surrey, White Rock, Langley and Vancouver it will be interesting to see how  Ms. Vrooman  works.  It is an interesting appointment because Vancity is run by a board of folks with very personal agendas.  Ms Vrooman has no experience running a credit union where you are accountable first to the board and then to the members.

 
VANCOUVER, July 9 /- Vancouver City Savings Credit Union (Vancity)
has appointed Tamara Vrooman as its new Chief Executive Officer, the credit
union announced today.
"We are delighted to have found someone with the inspirational leadership
qualities, financial and business smarts, and deep-rooted values that Tamara
Vrooman embodies to lead Vancity," said Patrice Pratt, Chair of Vancity's
Board of Directors. "We conducted a robust international search and are
especially pleased that we found a leader who is homegrown."
Vrooman, who for the past three years has served as Deputy Minister of
Finance and Secretary to Treasury Board for the Government of British
Columbia, was born in Victoria and grew up in Kamloops, BC, and has a career
history of public service.
Prior to her current role, Vrooman served in the province's Ministry of
Health as Deputy Minister of Health, Assistant Deputy Minister of Corporate
Services and Financial Accountability, and Executive Director of Funding
Planning and Evaluation. She previously worked in the Ministry of Finance
managing Treasury Board staff and as a Treasury Board analyst.
"As the world's largest community-based credit union, we searched for a
senior executive who has a passion for delivering a triple bottom line mandate
of financial strength, community leadership, and environmental change. Vancity
knows how to make money and create lasting social change. We believe Tamara is
the right person to move us even farther along these paths," Pratt said.
Vrooman, 39, replaces Dave Mowat, who served as CEO for seven years and
recently joined ATB Financial in Alberta as President and CEO.
"I am thrilled to be joining an organization that is well-known,
successful, not afraid to take risks, and is thoughtful in terms of what it
means to be a co-operative, a banker, an employer, and a member of the
community," said Vrooman.
"Vancity is a unique organization in this country. Working with Vancity's
board, employees and members will allow me to blend my commitment to public
service, knowledge of financial services and my understanding of the
provincial landscape."
Vrooman, who is married with a pre-school-age son, is a recipient of the
Knowledge and Leadership PEAK Award (2007) from the Association of Women in
Finance, Canada's Top 40 Under 40 Award (2005) from the Caldwell Partners, and
the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal for Outstanding Public Service (2003). She
has a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) and Master of Arts (History) from the
University of Victoria.
Vrooman takes up her new position on September 1, 2007.

Vancity is Canada's largest credit union, with $12.3 billion in assets,
more than 363,000 members, and 57 branches throughout Greater Vancouver, the
Fraser Valley, Squamish and Victoria. Vancity owns Citizens Bank of Canada,
serving members across the country by telephone, ATM, and the Internet. Both
Vancity and Citizens Bank are guided by a commitment to driving positive
change and to improving the quality of life in the communities where we live
and work.