Rancho Mirage, CA • April 14-16, 2008
Stanley C. Hollen
Stan Hollen has dedicated his entire professional career to the credit union movement. For 33 years, beginning when he was elected to a credit union board of directors at age 19, Hollen has crafted a career -- on the state and national levels -- in which he’s focused on developing innovative products and services to help credit unions serve their members and compete in the financial services market.
Born in Illinois, Hollen attended Eastern Illinois University, where he received his bachelor’s and master’s in business administration.
After more than a decade as a vice president with the Construction Equipment Federal Credit Union (1973 – ’84) in Peoria, Ill., he moved west to become president and CEO of The Golden 1 Credit Union. During his tenure (1984 – 2002), the Sacramento, Calif., organization blossomed from $295 million in assets and nine branches to $4 billion in assets and 65 branches. By the time he left The Golden 1, the credit union ranked No. 1 in California and No. 5 nationally, and 13 execs from his management team had become credit union CEOs around the country.
In September 2002, Hollen was named president and CEO of Liberty, a leading provider of a credit union-focused check printing, payment systems, marketing and technology solution provider. The Mounds View, Minn., company, which partners with more than 5,000 credit unions, was purchased by the Harland Company in early 2005. Following more than three decades in the credit union world, Hollen assumed the CEO/president role with CO-OP Network in June 2005.
Hollen has served in national leadership roles on numerous credit union boards and committees, including:
- National Director – Credit Union National Association
- Chair, Payment Systems Committee – Credit Union National Association
- Board member – Banking Industry Technology Secretariat Council
- Board member – Western Corporate Federal Credit Union (Wescorp)
- Board member – Check Payments Systems Association
Honors/Awards include:
- California Credit Union League’s Leo H. Shapiro Lifetime Achievement Award
- Inducted into Credit Union Executive Society (CUES) Hall of Fame
