Career moves

America First exec recognized by the Air Force and more honors and appointments.

Daniel P. Dyer, the chief executive officer of Marlin Business Services in Mount Laurel, N.J., has retired.

Crossroads Bank in Effingham, Ill., has selected Michael Defend as its new chief executive. Defend, who will also serve as president, will step into his new role at the beginning of next year.

Foundation Bancorp in Bellevue, Wash., is searching for a new chief executive. The company said in a press release Tuesday that Diane Dewbrey resigned a day earlier "to pursue other interests."

Deutsche Bank has appointed Kim Hammonds to its management board and promoted her to chief operating officer.

There was a time when IT was seen strictly as a support function. Today, it is so interwoven into nearly every aspect of running a credit union, that it’s increasingly common to see a stint in the server room on the resume of the person who is now running the whole operation from the corner office.

The online lender Enova International has hired an ex-HSBC executive as its chief operating officer.

Dollar Bank in Pittsburgh has named James McQuade its CEO-in-waiting. McQuade will succeed Robert Oeler on Nov. 1 as president of the $7.2 billion-asset mutual thrift, and then will become CEO some time next year, when Oeler retires from that position.

Communities First Financial in Fresno, Calif., has a new chief executive.

Investar Holding in Baton Rouge, La., has made a series of changes to its executive ranks.

SunTrust Banks in Atlanta has promoted an executive to oversee its consumer banking and wealth management operations

CUNA announces Operations, Sales & Service Council's Excellence awards along with 2015 Technology Council's honorees and more.

Conservation Employees’ Credit Union, a $102 million institution based here, announced that Kevin Brueseke will take over as president on Oct. 19, while the credit union’s current president, Louie Delk, will stay on in a support role for a short period.

Washington State Employees CU hires first ‘chief brand technologist’, two moves at Hopewell CU and more.

Valley National Bank in Wayne, N.J., has named Bernadette Mueller senior Community Reinvestment Act officer.

Atlantic Capital Bancshares in Atlanta has hired the former chief financial officer at Square 1 Financial in Durham, N.C., to fill the same post.

OnDeck Capital has hired Gary Fearnall as its country manager for Canada.

Middlesex Savings Bank in Natick. Mass., has promoted its chief commercial banking officer to president and named him successor to the chief executive.

Rabobank in Roseville, Calif., has lined up its next president and chief executive.

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