Curtis Stange, currently chief customer officer of ATF Financial, has been named the organization’s next president and CEO, the Edmonton-based financial institution announced on Thursday.
Current ATB President and CEO Dave Mowat is set to retire on June 30 after 11 years with the company.
Stange will bring more than 30 years in the industry to his new role. At ATB, he lead the implementation of the firm’s new banking system and played a key role in launching its virtual banking assistant on Facebook Messenger.
He also championed the ATB team that sent the first real-time international blockchain payment from Canada to Germany.
“The foundation has been set at ATB and we have a very clear direction for the future. That foundation creates the best opportunities for a new president to take the organization from here,” says Brian Hesje, chairman of the board, in a statement. “The board has every confidence that ATB is in very capable hands with Curtis.”
Adds Stange: “We have the chance to transform banking and become more than a bank. We also have the privilege of using technology for the greater good of all Albertans, and I can’t wait to see what our future holds.”