MADISON, Wis.—CUES has released its 2019 Executive Compensation Survey Executive Summary to the industry; providing insights into credit union salary and compensation trends across the country.
This valuable data can be used to help credit unions build compensations models to attract and retain top talent.
Key findings from this year’s report include:
Report data comes from credit unions who participated in CUES Executive Compensation Survey and/or CUES Employee Salary Survey. Participation for both surveys is open annually from January 1 to March 31.
CUES Executive Compensation Survey features valuable compensation trends, tools and data to help credit unions attract and retain well qualified professionals.
CUES Employee Salary Survey offers pertinent data to attract new hires, and valuable tools to ensure credit unions retain their top employees
To learn more about CUES Compensation Surveys or to purchase access to this exclusive data, visit cues.org/Surveys. CUES Unlimited+ members receive this data as a member benefit.
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MADISON, Wis.— CUES is pleased to welcome Gerry Agnes, President/CEO of Elevations Credit Union to its board of directors. He will be replacing retiring board member, Robert D. Ramirez, CCE, CIE, Chief Executive Officer, Vantage West CU.
“We’re excited to welcome Gerry to our board,” said John Pembroke, CUES President/CEO. “Replacing Bob is no small feat, but we are confident Gerry will excel in this new role and continue to make a big impact on the industry.”
Since joining Elevations as its CEO in 2008, Gerry has directed the credit union’s strategic objectives, which focus on employee engagement, a loyal membership and superior financial performance. In the midst of the financial crisis of 2008, he led the charge to pursue the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, a highly competitive U.S. Presidential award that recognizes organizations for performance excellence. The Baldrige effort rallied the Elevations team to outperform both in-market competitors and credit unions nationwide. In 2014, Elevations was named a Baldrige Award recipient by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker.
Gerry has been recognized for his achievements throughout the industry. He was named the 2015 CUES Outstanding Chief Executive, Mountain West Credit Union Association’s 2016 Credit Union Professional of the Year, and Boulder Chamber’s 2016 Business Person of the Year.
Gerry is a CPA with 34 years of professional experience and has held positions as president, COO and CFO at various community financial institutions in California. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Accounting from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
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Butch Leonardson has 40 years in information technology (IT) leadership. His initial 12 years in the profession was in strategic IT consulting and large-scale systems implementation. He served as a practice director for the financial services industry with Accenture. From 1988 to 1996, he was the Associate Executive Director and CIO for Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center in Seattle. He then spent two years at Harvard Medical School exploring a pilot program for a global disease management system.
In 1999 he was appointed the SVP & CIO for BECU. During his 15 years there, his team was recognized as thought leaders in business intelligence, systems integration, project management, innovation around the member experience and strategic IT direction. Since retiring he has been involved in helping to build IT Leadership capabilities for organizations.
Butch earned a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in business administration at Seattle University. He served on the Board of Regents for many years and was board chair for the 2012-2014 term. He also has served on the Board of Trustees at Franciscan Highline Medical Center. During both the Governor Gregoire and Governor Inslee administrations, Butch served on the Technology Services Board in the Office of the CIO. He was recently re-appointed for another term.
In 2014 he was recognized as an Elite 8 Banking IT executive by the Bank Systems & Technology journal. He is currently a facilitator for the Regional Leadership Forum, a national program focused on developing leadership capabilities for IT professionals. He has led four IT leadership schools for CUES. Most recently, he has been asked to advise the investment industry on trends in banking software and services.
Catherine Putney is an Economist at ITR Economics. She provides economic consulting services for small businesses, trade associations, and Fortune 500 companies across a spectrum of industries. Her economic insight and forecasting experience play a key role in the 94.7% accuracy rating for ITR Economics.
Catherine specializes in applied research regarding business-cycle trend analysis, growth-cycle trend analysis, and the utilization of cyclical analysis at a business level. She holds a Master of Arts in Economics from the University of New Hampshire. Catherine contributes articles regularly to ITR Economics flagship publication, the ITR Trends Report, focusing on the manufacturing sector of the U.S. economy. Catherine and the team at ITR Economics have put this expertise to work for companies from a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, chemicals, fibers, healthcare, distribution, real estate, construction, and technology.
