Ceto Names Michael McCann Managing Director of NexBridge™ | Performance Optimization

Strategic leadership appointment advances Ceto’s enterprise transformation framework and expands performance optimization capabilities

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ceto announces Michael McCann as Managing Director of NexBridge™ | Performance Optimization, marking a strategic step forward in the continued expansion of the company’s enterprise transformation capabilities. In this role, McCann will lead and scale Ceto’s performance optimization practice, helping community banks and credit unions drive operational efficiency, modernize technology ecosystems, and achieve measurable, sustainable improvement across the enterprise.

As financial institutions face intensifying pressure from regulatory change, cybersecurity risk, rising operating costs, talent constraints, and heightened customer expectations, performance optimization has become a critical pillar of enterprise transformation. Institutions can no longer address these challenges in silos. They must evaluate how people, processes, and technology align across the organization to create capacity, reduce cost, and deliver better experiences for customers and members.

McCann brings nearly 25 years of experience in financial services and banking technology, with a career focused on helping institutions align strategic objectives with scalable operational models. His appointment reinforces Ceto’s commitment to advancing NexBridge™ as a comprehensive framework designed to help institutions move from fragmented initiatives to coordinated, enterprise-wide transformation.

Earlier in his career, McCann served as Director of Sales and later Vice President of Sales at IA Systems, a startup loan origination software provider serving banks and credit unions. There, he scaled the sales organization from a single contributor to a multi-layer team, tripled total sales, and played a key role in the company’s acquisition by Open Solutions in 2007. His consultative approach enabled institutions to adopt technology strategies that improved efficiency, increased data visibility, and strengthened service delivery.

He later helped build and lead a high-performing sales organization at a financial technology firm, expanding the team to five sales executives and two sales support professionals while guiding institutions through complex operational and technology decisions. Throughout his career, McCann’s work has centered on driving clarity, alignment, and execution across the enterprise.

Advancing the NexBridge™ Transformation Framework

Within Ceto’s NexBridge™ enterprise transformation framework, Performance Optimization serves as a foundational capability that enables institutions to modernize operations and execute strategy with confidence. In his role, McCann will lead a practice built around four core pillars:

• Operational Efficiency & Process Modernization
  Redesigning workflows, reducing friction, and enhancing organizational capacity.
• Technology Alignment & Enablement
  Ensuring core and surround systems support strategic objectives, reduce cost, and deliver measurable value.
• Data-Driven Insights & Performance Visibility
  Enabling institutions to use data to inform decisions, identify gaps, and measure outcomes across the organization.
• Strategic Governance & Sustainable Change
  Establishing alignment around goals, decision rights, and milestones to accelerate transformation and reduce risk.

Together, these pillars strengthen institutions’ ability to operate with clarity, consistency, and agility, capabilities that are increasingly essential in today’s competitive landscape.

“Financial institutions are navigating some of the most complex operational challenges we’ve seen in decades,” said McCann. “My focus is helping organizations take a holistic view of their people, processes, and technology so they can operate more efficiently, drive stronger outcomes, and deliver exceptional value to their customers and members. I’m excited to join Ceto and contribute to the continued evolution of the NexBridge™ framework.”

About Michael McCann

Michael McCann is a seasoned financial services leader with expertise spanning banking technology, operational excellence, digital surround systems, and enterprise-level performance strategy. His work has helped community banks and credit unions modernize operations, improve system efficiency, and achieve measurable results across the enterprise.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-mccann-bbaa503/

About Ceto

Ceto is a leading provider of consulting and intelligence solutions for community banks and credit unions, helping financial institutions accelerate performance, optimize pricing and vendor strategy, and drive enterprise transformation. Serving more than 2,000 institutions nationwide, Ceto delivers a portfolio that includes VendorLink™, MarketView™, NexBridge™, and Ceto NOVA™, designed to bring clarity, confidence, and measurable results across the organization.