Paul Kelly, Chief Executive Officer of Connect First Credit Union has announced his intention to retire March 25, 2022. Paul has led connectFirst through an innovative, first in Alberta, growth strategy with a unique amalgamation and operating model that attracted Chinook, Legacy and Mountain View credit unions. His announcement comes after a recent rebrand of our divisions to connectFirst Credit Union, leaving us in a strong position for the future.
Paul joined connectFirst in 1995 as the VP of Finance in what was then First Calgary Savings. In 2005, he was promoted to the Senior VP & Chief Financial Officer, and then to Chief Operations Officer in 2008 – before being appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer in 2009. Through a strong focus on sustainable growth, Paul was instrumental in bringing together First Calgary Financial and Chinook Credit Union to form Connect First Credit Union in 2014. The success of this growth strategy also saw amalgamations with Legacy Credit Union in 2017 and Mountain View Credit Union in 2018.
Read more in Connect First’s announcement here.