With more than 35 years of financial services experience, Mark Sievewright has advised numerous credit unions on the development and successful execution of business strategies, growth plans, and transformational initiatives. He has also served as a trusted advisor to several large credit unions through the planning and successful completion of complex mergers. A respected industry thought leader and sought-after speaker, Mark has received numerous honors, including the World Council of Credit Unions’ Ambassador Award.
During his career, Mark has held senior leadership positions at HSBC, MasterCard International (where he led the firm’s marketing and commercial services division in Europe, Middle East and Africa), Payment Systems Inc. (where he served as CEO), TowerGroup (now part of Gartner Group, where he served as CEO) and Fiserv (where he served as vice chairman and president of the company’s Credit Union Solutions division with more than 1,500 employees serving 2,600 credit unions).
In April 2017, Mark established Sievewright & Associates which was uniquely focused on providing credit unions with valuable strategic business insights and trusted technology guidance to drive their business growth and member experience initiatives, both effectively and efficiently. In September 2022, Sievewright & Associates was acquired by Strategic Resource Management (SRM) and – following three-and-a-half years at SRM – Mark launched a new venture, CU Leadership, focused on supporting America’s credit unions with Fintech partnerships and CEO leadership programs.