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Global Credit Union appoints new executive leadership

SPOKANE, WA (July 18, 2024) — Global Credit Union is pleased to announce the promotion of Jessica Graham, Katy Pritsos, and Chris Hibbs to new executive-level roles.

Jessica Graham was promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer. In her new role, she will be responsible for the delivery of coordinated, organized, and efficient support services to Global’s business lines and internal clients—facilitating cross-departmental communication and removing internal impediments to growth.

Jessica joined the credit union in 2017 as Senior Vice President and General Counsel and was promoted to Chief Risk Officer and General Counsel in 2019. Her extensive skill set makes her uniquely positioned for this role and for helping to facilitate the credit union’s growth.

Katy Pritsos was promoted to Senior Vice President, People Operations. In her new role, she will be responsible for overseeing Global’s Talent Development and Human Resources departments—fostering increased synergy between the departments and helping to provide the best possible employee experience for Global employees.

Katy has been with Global since 2015 and previously held the position of Vice President, Human Resources. She is deeply passionate about building strong teams and partnerships, as well as motivating and developing employees to reach their fullest potential.

Chris Hibbs was promoted to Vice President, Consumer Lending, where he will lead all facets of sales and underwriting for Global’s Consumer Lending department.

Chris has been with the credit union since 2006, most recently as the Consumer Lending Underwriting Manager. He’s excited to help the credit union evolve its consumer lending services and is looking forward to future projects.

About Global Credit Union

Global Credit Union is a not-for-profit, member-owned financial cooperative with a mission of enriching lives through world-class financial services. Global was founded in 1948 at the Alaska Air Depot, and now serves more than 750,000 members online and in 77 branches across Washington, Alaska, Idaho, California, Arizona, as well as branches on three U.S. military installations in Italy. Learn more at globalcu.org.