Reading, MA – Reading Cooperative (RCB) is pleased to announce the hiring of Marianela Vazquez as SVP, Chief Operating Officer. Marianela is accountable for ensuring quality and security in all the bank’s operating functions. She reports to Julieann Thurlow, President & CEO at RCB.
Prior to joining RCB, Marianela spent two decades delivering SaaS solutions in the financial services space. The last five years were dedicated to the delivery and service of Numerated Growth Technologies’ Digital Loan Origination system to community banks and credit unions. Before joining Numerated, Marianela spent time with Fidelity, State Street Wealth, and SunGard Wealth Management (prior to its acquisition by FIS), where she leveraged a combination of her strategic leadership skills and passion for driving cross functional execution to build relationships, processes, teams, and organizations.
Marianela is focused on measured outcomes and believes in constantly evaluating processes based on those outcomes.
“I’m excited to join an organization that’s full of entrepreneurial energy and driven to innovate and transform the banking space,” Vazquez said. “I’m eager to help RCB continue to advance financial technology that benefits our customers and the industry at large.”
“Marianela brings boundless energy and a can-do attitude that fits our cultural fabric perfectly,” remarked Julieann Thurlow. “Her FinTech expertise and ability to problem-solve will be essential to our growth as an institution.”
Marianela graduated from Lasell University with a MS in Management and Bentley University with a BS in Managerial Economics. She was recognized by the Women We Admire publication as one of Massachusetts’ Top 50 Women Leaders. Marianela lives in Billerica, MA with her two daughters and is an active Cheer and Gymnastics Mom as well as a Religious Ed Teacher at Immaculate Conception Church in Lowell, MA.
About Reading Cooperative Bank:
Reading Cooperative Bank is a depositor owned co-operative founded in 1886. This community-centric North Shore financial service provider has branches in Andover, Burlington, Lynn, Nahant, North Reading, Reading, and Wilmington. They also operate teaching branches at Northeast Metro Tech in Wakefield (open to the public) and at Reading Memorial High School (students and staff only), as well as an online branch at www.readingcoop.com
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