Citadel Credit Union Hires Director of Fraud
February 2025 — Smith & Wilkinson was retained by Citadel Credit Union to lead the executive search for the organization’s newly established Director of Fraud position.
Following a series of key leadership appointments, Citadel Credit Union aimed to further strengthen its fraud team and infrastructure to address both immediate and long-term needs as the credit union continues to grow. With these objectives in mind, Smith & Wilkinson launched a comprehensive search focused on identifying fraud experts within the financial services sector who possess cross-functional experience, a belief in data-driven models and fraud prevention and detection tools, and proven leadership competencies.
We identified Megan Tiller, a seasoned expert in fraud prevention and investigations, as the ideal candidate for the role. Megan began her career as a Secret Service Agent, specializing in financial crime and large-scale fraud investigations. She later transitioned into the private sector, holding roles of increasing responsibility within a global financial services organization.
Moriah Maron, Director of Recruiting at Smith & Wilkinson, shared:
“Megan had the exact mix of leadership experience and broad fraud prevention and investigation expertise that Citadel was seeking in this newly created role.”
A special thank you to Moriah Maron for her thoughtful execution and collaboration throughout the search process.
About Citadel Federal Credit Union
Founded over 85 years ago, Citadel Federal Credit Union (Citadel) is a growing $6.2B not-for-profit, community-chartered credit union serving the Greater Philadelphia area. Citadel is one of the largest locally owned financial institutions in the area, with 24 branches (and growing,) as well as a full suite of digital products to serve consumer and business customers. Citadel aims “to be accessible, affordable, and convenient for the people of Southeast Pennsylvania and to ultimately empower those who live and work here, so they can prosper.” Citadel has undergone significant change over the past 15 months by appointing several key additions to the senior leadership team to better align the organization’s mission and goals. Led by this new senior leadership team, the Credit Union is focused on building “a future filled with strategic growth, community engagement and operational excellence.”
About Smith & Wilkinson
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