Vancity appoints Christine Bergeron as interim president and CEO after Tamara Vrooman departs

Canada's largest credit union has announced how it will deal with the departure of its top executive.

Tamara Vrooman is scheduled to leave her post as president and CEO on July 1 to become the new head of the Vancouver International Airport Authority.

Replacing her on an interim basis will be Christine Bergeron, the credit union's chief member services officer.

In her current position, Bergeron oversees the network of branches and services to Vancity's 543,000 members.

Bergeron has been with the credit union for nine years and has previously been the vice president of impact investing, wealth management, and community real estate, as well as vice president of community business banking.

Prior to joining Vancity, she was a cofounder of Shoreline West Asset Management Inc. and a founding team member at Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital. Bergeron has an MBA in strategic management from UBC’s Sauder School of Business.

Vancity has $28.2 billion in assets and assets under management.