Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union’s Mark Cochran Announces Retirement
Lowell, MA (February 7, 2024) – Jeanne D’Arc President and Chief Executive Officer, Mark S. Cochran, has announced his plans to retire later this summer. At his time of retirement, Cochran will have served for 17 years at the helm of the Credit Union.
Cochran’s accomplishments at the Credit Union are countless. Since becoming CEO, he has increased staffing by 48%, more than doubled the membership base, and has increased assets from $600 million to $2.1 billion. In 2022 he was named CEO of the Year by the Cooperative Credit Union Association.
Cochran has continued the commitment to staying true to Jeanne D’Arc’s roots through his efforts to maintain and grow the organization’s presence in The Acre neighborhood of Lowell. Along with the existing Lowell Branch, in 2009 he opened the company’s headquarters and is gearing up to open, Acre Crossing, a new company operations center in partnership with adjacent affordable housing units in the spring.
Under Cochran’s leadership, four of the eight branches were added; Dracut – Bridge Street, Westford, Nashua, and Methuen, and investing in the renovations of the four existing branches. He is also credited with adding two of the organization’s three high school branches during his time.
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