Colorado Springs -- Ent Federal Credit Union's announced Tuesday that President Randy Bernstein will add the chief executive officer title to his business card on Oct. 3.
Bernstein is replacing Charles Emmer, who is retiring after leading $4 billion credit union for nearly two decades.
Ent said that its board of directors unanimously picked Bernstein to take over the helm. Emmer and Bernstein have been
"With Randy's dedication to serving Ent's member-owners, we look forward to his leadership in the years ahead," said Tim Rickert, chairman of Ent's board.
Since joining Ent in 1997, Bernstein has led most of the CU's operating divisions, serving first as vice president of operations then executive vice president and chief operating officer. He was named president in 2011.
"Randy's depth of experience in the credit union industry - spanning operations, information technology and member service - makes him invaluable," Emmer said. "I have the utmost confidence that Randy will lead Ent into the future with great success."
Prior to joining Ent, Bernstein was executive vice president for a credit union consulting firm in Texas and senior vice president of operations at a credit union in New York. He graduated from the Colorado Springs Leadership Institute and Leadership Pikes Peak programs and earned a bachelor's degree in economics from York College - City University of New York.
"I am honored to step into this role, serving Ent's board of directors and our membership. I am confident that Ent will continue to be a solid financial organization and an exemplary community partner as we carry out our mission to provide the products, services, financial education and advice our members need to enhance their quality of life," Bernstein said.
Ent was founded in 1957 and has 236,000 members.
