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CHAIRMAN’S REPORT, PETE DZURIS
CU Solutions Group continues to enjoy tremendous support from
its shareholders and customers. We’re proud of our 2021, another
banner year of challenges and opportunities, and we are pleased
with early success metrics for 2022.
CUSG’s 12-member appointed new CEO Patty Corkery and
Board of Directors Chairwoman Heather Luciani to the two MCUL-
saw dramatic designated Board positions on the CUSG
change with five Board.
new additions in
2021. The Board In the last 12 months, the CUSG Board has
thanked Annette Zimmerman, Karen Church, approved important new investments, set
David Snodgrass, and John Buckley for their direction for the CEO, and managed important
esteemed service and welcomed new directors governance issues. The Board approved an
Heather Luciani, Patty Corkery, Julie Kreinbring, investment in Think|Stack, a company that
Patty Campbell, and Chrissy Siders. assists credit unions and other businesses with
cloud computing, network monitoring, and
In April 2021, MCUL/CUSG CEO Dave Adams cybersecurity. That investment gave CUSG a
announced his desire to step down as CEO of 21 percent ownership stake in the Maryland-
the Michigan Credit Union League after 24 based company.
years. He will direct his focus to his duties as
CEO of CUSG. The MCUL Board promoted The CUSG Board also approved an investment
Patty Corkery as the new CEO of the MCUL. in Dallas-based Marquis, a marketing
These changes brought a new and important automation software company with a strong
separate management structure. For the first presence in the financial services industry.
time in our history, the CUSG Board assumed These investments included representation by
full responsibility for supervision of and CEO Dave Adams on the Boards of Marquis
collaboration with a CEO independent of the and Think|Stack.
MCUL. To help represent the important majority
ownership position of the MCUL, the League Earlier in 2021, CUSG completed its acquisition
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