Career moves

Lending Club said Thursday that it has hired Sameer Gulati, formerly of McKinsey & Co., to be its chief operations officer and promoted another executive, Scott Sanborn, to president. Both are newly created positions at the nonbank lender.

Partnership FCU CEO Theresa Mann wins award and other credit union advocates in the news.

Banc of California in Irvine is expanding its commercial bank by starting units specializing in health care, municipals and nonprofit banking.

Diamond CU supports local Reading Olympics and other great things credit unions are doing in their communities.

M&T Bank in Buffalo, N.Y., has expanded the job responsibilities of René Jones, its chief financial officer and vice chairman, while at the same time naming a new CFO.

Community Bank in Pasadena, Calif., said Tuesday that it has named Lyle Knight, a former CEO of First Interstate BancSystem in Billings, Mont., to its board.

SRP FCU in North Augusta, S.C., named an executive from one of the nation's largest credit unions as its next president and chief executive.

Wells Fargo has hired Kristi Mitchem, formerly of State Street, to be the president and chief executive of its asset management division.

Farmers Bank in Frankfort, Ind., has named a new chief executive, after its previous leader died of cancer.

The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) announced it has selected Cherie Freed to become regional director of the agency’s Region V office in Tempe, Ariz.