LIBERTY LAKE, Wash.–Ezra Eckhardt, president and CEO of Spokane Teachers CU (STCU), has left the organization.

In a statement the $5.9-billion STCU did not provide a reason for Eckhardt’s departure, saying only that he is “no longer with STCU. Ezra intends to pursue other endeavors.”

Eckhardt was named president and CEO on Jan. 1, 2018.

STCU spokesperson Dan Hansen declined to provide additional comment, telling the Spokane  Spokesman-Review that “everything is in the news release.”

“What I can tell you is that this in no way represents a shift in STCU. We have been remarkably stable for 91 years,” Hansen was quoted as saying. “We remain so.”

A Spokane native, Eckhardt previously held positions with Sterling Bank until its merger with Umpqua Bank, and as the chief operating officer at Oregon-based Wave Form Systems Inc., a provider of advanced surgical technologies.

Eckhardt also serves as the chairman of the board of directors of Spokane International Airport. 

Interim CEO Named

The STCU board has named Lindsey Myhre, the executive vice president and chief financial officer, as the interim CEO and CFO.

“She has been instrumental in shaping STCU’s culture and is deeply involved in all areas of the credit union,” the credit union said in a statement.