Keesler Federal Promotes Lawrence Dupont to Chief Risk Officer

Keesler Federal Credit Union has named Lawrence Dupont as Chief Risk Officer.

Dupont will oversee Keesler Federal’s Risk Management Department, including a team of professionals focusing on Enterprise Risk Management, Vendor Management, Operational Risk Management, Collections and Loss
Mitigation, Fraud Services, Physical Security, and internal investigations.

Dupont previously worked as Keesler Federal’s VP, Regulatory Compliance Officer, and has prior experience in compliance, risk management, and internal audit at other institutions.

“Mitigating risk is essential to so many areas of any financial institution, and we take that task seriously every day at Keesler Federal,” said Andy Swoger, Keesler Federal President and CEO. “Lawrence Dupont
brings the experience needed to provide broad and effective oversight to our risk management operations.”

Dupont, a resident of Saucier, MS, is a graduate of the University of New Orleans, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in finance. He is also a Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM), a Credit Union Enterprise Risk Management Expert (CUERME), and holds the Certified Internal Audit (CIA) designation.

About Keesler Federal

Established in 1947 in Biloxi, Keesler Federal is the largest credit union headquartered in Mississippi, with more than 380,000 members and $5 billion in assets. Named by Newsweek in 2025 as one of the best credit unions in America for the third consecutive year, the not-for-profit cooperative more than 50 branches in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and the UK. Keesler Federal membership is available to anyone who lives, works, worships, or attends school within its service areas. For more information, visit KFCU.org and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, X (Twitter), LinkedIn and YouTube.

Contact:

T. Bradley Keith, Director of Public Relations & Communications

TBradley.Keith@kfcu.org (228) 701-1347 – direct; (225) 364-5804 – cell