Memphis Area Teachers’CU Selects Daniel Weickenand As New CEO

The Memphis Area Teachers’ Credit Union today announced the appointment of Daniel Weickenand as MATCU’s new chief executive officer effective Aug. 16. Weickenand, chief financial officer of the FedEx Employees Credit Association, was recruited after a year-long, nationwide executive search led by the executive search firm O’Rourke & Associates of San Francisco, MATCU said.

“After a very thorough interview process of a number of candidates, we are pleased to have selected an individual who not only has extremely strong credentials in the credit union industry, but whom also has a depth of experience in the Memphis market,” said Dr. Frank Dyer, MATCU board chairman. Weickenand has more than 20 years of experience in the credit union industry and served as CFO of the FedEx Employees Credit Association for the past decade. He is a native of Houston and a graduate of the University of Texas in San Antonio with a BBA in Accounting and an MBA in Finance/Marketing. Weickenand succeeds interim CEO Dwight Burgess, who is retiring.

MATCU has more than 50,000 members and is the largest credit union in West Tennessee.