Douglas J. Petersen, interim president and CEO of Workers’ Credit Union in Fitchburg, has been named to the position permanently.
Before being named interim president in December, Petersen served as executive vice president, CFO and treasurer for the 67,000-member credit union.
Petersen will also continue to serve as chief financial officer and treasurer in the short term.
He joined the credit union in 1995 as treasurer and chief financial officer.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a master’s degree in finance from Bentley University in Waltham.
Petersen is a resident of Brookline, N.H.