Career moves

Deb Gallagher will serve a five-year term on the North Dakota State Credit Union Board

Pacific Continental in Eugene, Ore., has found a key position for an executive from a bank it recently bought.

TIAA will promote one of its own to chair its expanded bank after it buys EverBank Financial in Jacksonville, Fla.

Pacific Continental in Eugene, Ore., has appointed two former directors of a bank it bought to its own board.

First Financial Bancorp in Cincinnati has made Brad Ringwald its president of community banking; named Paul Silva the president of investment commercial real estate; tapped Rick Dennen to oversee the company's national lending businesses; and said Roddell McCullough, director of community development, will take on more responsibility helping determine the strategy for that area.

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Opus Bank in Irvine, Calf., has given more responsibilities to its head of capital markets.

BancorpSouth in Tupelo, Miss., has hired Kyle Gilliam as president of its equipment finance and leasing division.

Meta Financial Group in Sioux Falls, S.D., has promoted Cynthia Smith, its head of technology and operations, to chief operating officer.

Laura Oberst will take over as Wells Fargo's head of business banking at yearend.

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Rod Calvao led SDCCU from 1992 to 2007.

Donley is a 21-year veteran of the credit union movement, and serves on a number of high-profile boards, including the CFPB's Credit Union Advisory Council.

New branches, fresh donuts and so much more to cheer about.

The chief financial officer of Green Bancorp will leave the Houston company in October, although he will maintain ties to it.

Coastal Banking Co. in Beaufort, S.C., promoted Charles Wagner to president and hired Thomas Flournoy to be its new chief financial officer.

Prepaid card issuer Green Dot Corp. has made an executive change, hiring board member Mary Dent to lead the company's banking unit.

Green Dot Corp. has tapped one of its board members, Mary Dent, to take the helm of its banking unit.

Silicon Valley Bank in Santa Clara, Calif., has hired Laura Izurieta as its chief risk officer. She will lead the company's risk management, corporate compliance and regulatory relations functions and serve on the executive management team.

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