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Jones, who was CFO until last year, succeeds Robert Wilmers, who passed away unexpectedly last week.

Fifth Third said it will give a bonus or raise to about three-quarters of its employees while Wells Fargo raised its minimum hourly pay in the wake of Congress' passing a tax reform bill.

Mary Greco will retire in January after a 38-year career in the credit union movement. She will be succeeded by Aaron Goff, former CEO of Greater KC Public Safety CU.

Jenn LaClair will replace Chris Halmy, who is retiring. She most recently headed up PNC's business bank.

Some are in new roles or replacing legends, others are embracing new strategies or eyeing big deals and at least one is currently out of banking — but could soon resurface. Here are the industry executives to keep an eye on in 2018.

Spuck will take over at the credit union in early December as longtime CEO Jim Brisendine prepares to retire.

The credit union's board has appointed CFO Arlene Bernard to the position of interim CEO while a nationwide search for McFadden's successor is underway.

Nick Moalli succeeds John Keet, who is retiring from the credit union after nearly two decades there.

Comerica's chief accounting officer since 2010, Carr will replace David Duprey, who is retiring early next year.

Bill Donnelly was named the first-ever finance chief at San Francisco-based LendUp.

BCU CEO Mike Valentine has mentored many credit union executives and he recently was recognized by CUES for his commitment to the movement.

Linda Pearsall will replace retiring CEO Randall Dixon on Jan. 1, 2018

Focus on ensuring your teams know why you make changes, and they will be far more likely to make those changes work for you.

Pam Easley comes to AltaOne with more than 20 years' experience in the credit union movement.

Rosek brings more than 30 years experience in the credit union movement to the $171 million-asset institution.

The film industry is painting an ugly picture of what life is like inside banks, and that could hurt banks' recruitment efforts.

A growing number of credit unions are creating the position of chief innovation officer on the management team in order to better define and execute cross-departmental innovation strategies.

One untapped resource is appealing to investors to allocate more of their private wealth to companies with successful gender diversity programs.

Regulators need a principles-based approach that seeks to position boards as watchtowers for their banks while not subjecting directors to overly burdensome restrictions.

Apologies to those yearning for escapism, but it is hard to escape turmoil — in financial services, in the economy and in civilization — in this year’s reading list. That said, these weighty topics promise to stimulate the mind: How AI will disrupt employment; dystopian imaginings and real-life histories of societal shifts; the necessity of collaboration; bitcoin’s path from obscurity to relevance; the need for leaders to make sacrifices; and more. Recommendations are courtesy of American Banker readers, editorial staff and BankThink contributors.