Charter Oak Federal Credit Union in Waterford has named Ron Wertz as its vice president/director of marketing overseeing its marketing team.

Ron has 20 years of marketing experience as a creative designer, webmaster, data analyst and content strategist.

“Ron’s extensive marketing and analytics skills combined with his experience working with developers, designers, and brand managers are tremendous assets to bring to our marketing team,” said Brian A. Orenstein, Charter Oak’s president and chief executive. “His proven record of analyzing metrics and applying the analysis to campaigns to make data-driven decisions will further strengthen Charter Oak’s marketing brand.”

Ron, who resides in Waterford, is an active volunteer in numerous community organizations and events such as Make-A-Wish, TheCharityChallenge.net and other local charitable events and organizations. He also volunteers design work to a network of local businesses and non-profit groups.

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