Marshall Boutwell

President & Chief Executive Officer at Peach State FCU

Marshall Boutwell grew up in eastern North Carolina in a military family. He volunteered for the U.S. Army in 1967 where he held several command an d staff positions. During his service in Vietnam he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, twelve Air Medals and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry. He completed his military service in 1972 and attended Campbell College in Buies Creek, N.C. graduating with honors in 1974. Following 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, Boutwell joined Peach State Federal Credit Union (formerly Gwinnett Federal Credit Union) as president/CEO in 1994. During his tenure, Peach State has grown from $14 million to over $420 million in total assets. The credit union currently serves more than 60,000 members in Georgia and South Carolina. In addition to serving on the Board of Visitors for GGC, Boutwell is an active member in the Rotary Club of Lawrenceville, serves on the Aurora Theatre board, the Gwinnett Tech Foundation board and the Lawrenceville Planning Commission. His dedication to the credit union movement earned him the prestigious Moses C. Davis Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015. He was also inducted into the Credit Union House Hall of Leaders in 2013 and was the recipient of the Polish Credit Union Foundation “Feniks” Award for his service to Polish credit unions in 2009. Boutwell resides in the City of Lawrenceville with Lee, his wife of 49 years. They have one daughter, Meredith, who lives in Darien, Conn. with her husband Chris and their children. Read More