Xtend, Inc., the Grand Rapids, Michigan-based multi-owned cooperative CUSO, announced today that three Directors had been re-elected by their peers to serve a new three-year Board term. The three Directors are: Glenn Kretchmer, COO at ATL Federal Credit Union (Wyoming, Michigan), Mark Richter, CEO at First United Federal Credit Union (Grandville, Michigan), and Kim Wilson, CEO at Grand Rapids Family Credit Union (Grand Rapids, Michigan). For Kretchmer, it will be his 4th term as a leader of the CUSO. Both Richter and Wilson will be serving their first full term on the Xtend Board.
The election, which took place on June 18th at Xtend’s 2013 Annual Stockholder Meeting at the J.W. Marriott Hotel in Grand Rapids, Michigan, was the first time that incumbents did not run un-opposed. Xtend Chairman Steve Searfoss (AAA FCU, South Bend, Indiana) commented, “This was an exciting moment for our CUSO – our first contested election. I believe this signifies that more of my peers want to get involved in this vibrant, growing CUSO. My goal as Board Chairman will be to take this positive energy from this democratic process and pay it forward for our customer-owners.”