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David J. Serlo

President & Chief Executive Officer

Dave SerloDave Serlo, President and CEO, arrived at PSCU Financial Services as its first full-time employee in 1983. In 1970, after receiving the first of his two master's degrees, Dave began a 13-year career with the NCUA. He started as an examiner and quickly moved up the ranks to an executive level before his departure in 1983. Dave continues to lead our company with more than 1,500 employees and over 600 member-owner credit unions by preserving the traditional credit, debit/ATM, prepaid, online bill payment, lending solutions and contact center offerings, while creating emerging services which have expanded PSCU Financial Services' product line and simultaneously enhanced credit union operating profitability and service measurements. Under Dave's leadership, the company has emerged as the nation's largest CUSO with a variety of product offerings, serving more than 13 million credit, debit and bill payment account holders. Dave serves as Chairman of the Board of NACUSO and as a member of Visa's Card Operation Risk Executive Council. Dave also serves on the Board of Credit Union Miracle Day, Inc., the title sponsor of the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run, a premier national credit union event that champions the credit union difference nationwide. His leadership is recognized throughout the industry and was awarded the 2008 Ernst & Young Florida Entrepreneur of the Year Award along with the Distinguished Alumni Award from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Vicki VannBerstein

Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

Vicki VannBersteinVicki VannBerstein, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, has more than 20 years of financial experience with a proven record of accomplishment in improving financials and building a strong financial team. Vicki's prior professional experience includes Vice President of Finance and Controller for Kraft Foods, Campbell Soup Company, and Tropicana U.S., as well as Chief Financial Officer for Ingram Micro North America. Vicki earned her Bachelor of Science in Economics and Finance from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, and her Master of Business Administration in Finance from New York University Graduate School of Business. She was recently recognized as a finalist for the Tampa Bay Business Journal’s CFO of the Year Award.

 

Charles E. Fagan III (Chuck)

Chief Sales Officer

Chuck FaganChuck has responsibility for the business development efforts of debit, credit, contact center, and PSCU Financial Services’ suite of eServices products to member-owner and non-member credit unions. Early in Fagan’s career, he managed credit and debit card services at Virginia Credit Union for nine years, where he developed an understanding of the challenges credit unions face and what they need in terms of support for new products and services. He previously worked for the Electronic Commerce Division of EDS, where he introduced ATM, home banking and shared branch initiatives to CUs and other financial institutions. With PSCU Financial Services since 1997, Chuck previously served as the Eastern Regional Director of PSCU Financial Services’ Herndon, Va. office. He transitioned to the Director of Business Relations position for our eServices products prior to his current role. Chuck holds a Bachelors degree in business from Longwood University.

Tom Gandre

Chief Debit Officer

Tom Gandre

With more than 20 years' experience in the debit arena, Tom Gandre, Chief Debit Officer, oversees the cooperative’s debit services unit, which continues to report strong year-over-year growth in transactions and participation by a growing number of credit unions. PSCU Financial Services’ debit group currently services over 200 credit unions and processes for more than 7 million accounts that generate over 500 million transactions annually. Prior to joining PSCU Financial Services, Gandre was First Data Corporation’s Senior Vice President of Product Development and Management. In that role Gandre was responsible for new development and ongoing product management for the Debit Services division, which included PIN and Signature debit products, Prepaid products, Fraud and Risk solutions, ATM products and the STAR Network. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a degree in Management Information Systems.

Peter Grandelli

Chief Operating Officer

Peter GrandelliPeter Grandelli, Chief Operating Officer, is responsible for operations of the company’s contact centers located in FL, AZ, and MI. Servicing in excess of 16 million consumer inquires annually, the contact center operations encompass all aspects of serving the end user consumers of the company’s clients' products and services. Grandelli joined PSCU Financial Services following a 31 year operations management career with JPMorgan Chase, including 12 years at the senior executive level.  Most recently, he led a network of four domestic and two international call center operations supporting the Chase credit card business. During his tenure, Grandelli served as senior vice president responsible for fraud management.  Grandelli holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from St. John's University in New York.

Steve Ruwe

Chief Risk Officer

Steve RuweSteve Ruwe oversees the enterprise-wide risk management strategy for the organization, with a focus on minimizing risk and controlling fraud in credit and debit card portfolios of member-owner credit unions. Advocating risk management practices for the industry, Steve serves as the Chairman of the Credit Union Risk Council.

Prior to joining PSCU Financial Services, Steve served as Visa USA’s Executive Vice President of Operations and Risk for 13 years. As a highly regarded risk management expert, Steve has testified before Congress numerous times on issues related to data security, Internet gaming, and Internet pharmacies. Steve has spent his entire career in the payments industry. He has held senior management positions at Barclays Bank, Household Credit Services, and Gary-Wheaton Bank. He has served on the Board of the Economic Crime Institute and the Financial Services Sector Council for Critical Infrastructure Protection and Homeland Security. Steve is a past Board Member of the National White Collar Crime Center and has represented the payments industry by working with policymakers in Washington, D.C.

Steve Salzer

Chief Strategic, Compliance and Legal Officer

Steve SalzerSteve joined PSCU Financial Services as Corporate Counsel in January 2005, bringing over 19 years of experience in legal matters, contract negotiations, M&A, P&L management, operations, and sales. Prior to joining PSCU, Steve has served as Corporate Counsel, General Manager, Sales Manager, and Vice President of supplier development at various manufacturing and distribution companies.  Steve also has experience negotiating international and domestic mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science from Duke University, and his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Chicago.  He is admitted to the Florida and Georgia bars.

 

Mike Yatros

Chief Client Relations & Operations Officer

Mike YatrosMike Yatros, Chief Client Relations Officer of PSCU Financial Services, has been with the company since its inception. Mike is responsible for overseeing Relationship Management, Internal Business Development, Project/Product Implementations, and Strategic Portfolio Consulting. Prior to joining PSCU Financial Services, Mike spent eight years at Credit Union ONE, Ferndale, Michigan. There, he was Director of Marketing and Corporate Development. Mike also worked in the operations department at the Michigan Columbus Federal Credit Union. He is a graduate of Eastern Michigan University, BBA and holds an MBA from the University of Detroit.

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