CUES Seeking Nominations for Next Top CU Exec, While…
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CUES is seeking nominations for the 2015 CUES Next Top Credit Union Executive.
In its sixth year, the program is about “recognizing the incredible young credit union leaders.” The CUES Next Top Credit Union Executive is co-sponsored by Currency and DDJ Myers.
The CUES Next Top Credit Union Exec challenge searches for up-and-coming credit union leaders age 35 and under. Participants pitch a current project or program they are working on at their credit union or an idea to advance their credit union or the industry. The challenge features more than $50,000 in educational prizes and will award the title of CUES Next Top Credit Union Exec.
“At CUES, our vision is to educate and develop credit union leaders from all over the world – whether they are CEOs or future leaders, so they can strengthen the industry and improve the financial lives of their members. In the last few years, young professionals from the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom and the Caribbean have been nominated,” said CUES Interim CEO Dawn Poker. “We’re excited to once again learn from the voices of our industry’s next generation. These are the future leaders who will continue to drive the credit union industry forward.”
According to CUES, five key phases make up the program this year:
1. Nominations: May 20 to June 5 at www.ntcue.com. A person can nominate themselves.
2. Applications: June 8-July 13. Young leaders complete an application form and submit a short video and blog post about their project idea.
3. Public voting: July 15-30. During this time voters can view the application videos and blog posts and vote for their favorite. The 10 applicants with the most votes will automatically move on; up to five additional applicants chosen by a special panel will join them in the Top 15.
4. Judging: August 19-September 12. The Top 15 will submit an additional blog post, giving an update on their projects, and be scored by a judging panel, which will narrow the field to five finalists. The Final 5 will be announced Sept. 18.
5. Final presentations: Nov. 8-11. Finalists will contribute one additional video, then face off at CUES’ CEO/Executive Team Network in Scottsdale, Ariz. The finalist with the highest score based on judges’ scores, audience votes, online votes, and social media interaction will be named 2015 CUES Next Top Credit Union Exec on November 11 during the conference.
To provide additional value to the competition experience, the Top 15 members will participate in individual executive coaching sessions with DDJ Myers. The five finalists will receive additional coaching, airfare, accommodation and registration to CEO/Executive Team Network. The winner will receive further coaching, airfare, accommodation and registration for two CUES’ CEO Institutes – one in 2016 and one in 2017 – a total prize package valued at $20,000.