BASKING RIDGE, NJ (August 5, 2013) -- Plainview, NY resident Michael Rose has joined Affinity Federal Credit Union, New Jersey’s largest credit union, as vice president of information technology.
“Michael is a proven leader in the information technology field,” noted John T. Fenton, Affinity president & CEO. “His experience in this arena will significantly benefit our organization as we continue to advance our technology to meet the needs of our members.”
Rose has experience in enterprise solutions, systems architecture, application design, business intelligence and 24/7 operations within the global banking and financial services industries.
He joins Affinity from Vertex Merchant Solutions, where he served as chief information officer. While there, he partnered with a diversified accounting firm to create a start-up merchant services company offering payment card services, insurance and accounting products, technical support and compliance solutions to a focused small to mid-sized market.
Prior to this role, Michael served as the chief information officer/SVP of EVO Payments International, where he was responsible for building and leading a group of 40 direct reports in all disciplines of IT operations, vendor relations, SLA compliance and contract negotiations for a leading credit card processing company.
Michael earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Queens College, New York.
In his new role, Michael will be responsible for developing and implementing short and long-range strategies to ensure that Affinity’s enterprise computer applications, network systems, and computer operations are aligned and evolve with the strategic needs and goals of the credit union.
About Affinity Federal Credit Union
Affinity Federal Credit Union, New Jersey’s largest credit union, is a member-owned, not-for-profit, full-service financial institution with 15 branches throughout New Jersey with more than 133,000 members from more than 2,000 businesses and organizations and total assets in excess of $2 billion. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, Affinity Federal Credit Union has been offering superior financial services with a member-oriented focus since 1935. For more information, visit www.affinityfcu.org.