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David Desjardins
President and CEO / Acadia
Federal Credit Union
What he is doing today: President
and CEO of Acadia Federal Credit
Union, with 81 total employees.
Key lessons learned as a manager:
• Don't rush to make impor-
tant decisions and consider
all possible outcomes when
making those decisions.
• Trust your judgment. You
may not be right 100% of the
time but you didn't get to
where you're at by not having
good judgment.
• Value the people in your
team/organization. We all
have different roles within
the organization that
require varying skill sets to
accomplish the organization's objectives. As a manager, you
need to make sure you have the right mix of talent on your
team to be successful.
Advice to Maine's next generation of business leaders: Be
open and aware to change. e way we conduct business today is not
the same as it was 10 years ago and it won't be the same 10 years from
now. As a business leader, you must adapt your business model to
meet the needs of your clients, customers or members.
What's next: Two years ago, we expanded into the Bangor market by
joining forces with the former Eastern Maine Medical Center FCU.
After merging operations, we set about looking for a new branch loca-
tion in that area. I'm happy to report that we recently opened a new
branch at 713 Broadway in Bangor. Our goal is to grow our business in
this new location while also growing business in our other locations.
David Desjardins is president
and CEO of Acadia Federal
Credit Union, which has 81
employees. FILE PHOTO
Trust your judgment. You may not be
right 100% of the time but you didn't get
to where you're at by not having good
judgment. – David Desjardins
