C-suite

Mark Graf, who joined the Riverwoods, Ill.-based credit card issuer in 2011, will participate in the search for his successor.

Credit unions in Utah, Oregon and elsewhere have made new hires and announced promotions.

Credit unions have made new hires and announced promotions while others are celebrating staff and directors being given awards.

April Tompkins has been chief operating officer at the South Dakota-based institution for three years.

Jamie Gregory has worked for Regions for a decade and was named head of corporate financial strategy early this year, but he's jumping ship to Synovus in late June.

In stark contrast to his predecessor, C. Allen Parker said Thursday he accepts regulators' criticism and suggested that the bank may struggle to achieve revenue growth until it moves past its regulatory woes.

Dion Williams, former CEO of Del-One Credit Union, is returning to his native North Carolina to take over for Judy Tharp, who recently retired.

Credit unions have announced new hires and promotions in areas such as human resources, business development and digital delivery.

Chris Lorence, a former marketing official at the Independent Community Bankers of America, is the Credit Union National Association's latest recruit from other financial services trade groups in recent years.

The Alabama-based CU will continue to look for a permanent replacement for longtime CEO, who is retiring in June.