Orion credit union has a new leader, and she’s focused on growth
“I think you have to grow,” Ashley McDurmon said. “Orion is very much in growth mode.” (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Ashley McDurmon might have become the CEO and president of Orion Federal Credit Union in January, but her understanding of its culture dates back more than a decade.
On Jan. 1, McDurmon became the first woman leader in Orion’s 68-year history after she took the reins from retiring president and CEO Daniel Weickenand.
He wanted a “a seamless transition” for Orion, the Mid-South’s largest credit union with 70,000 members and more than $1.2 billion in assets.
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Aisling Mäki
Aisling Mäki covers health care, banking and finance, technology and professions. After launching her career in news two decades ago, she worked in public relations for almost a decade before returning to journalism in 2022.
As a health care reporter, she’s collaborated with The Carter Center, earned awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists and won a 2024 Tennessee Press Association first-place prize for her series on discrepancies in Shelby County life expectancy by ZIP code.
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