Career moves

LAFCU in Lansing, Mich., has named Patrick Spyke its new chief executive officer. Spyke, who has been LAFCU's executive vice president since 2013, will succeed Robin Frucci as CEO when he retires March 31.

Members Credit Union in Winston-Salem, N.C., announced that longtime President and CEO Jack Braswell will retire in September.

PacWest Bancorp in Los Angeles has named Stanley Ivie, a regional director for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., its chief risk officer and an executive vice president. He started Monday.

Old National Bancorp in Evansville, Ind., has given its chief executive Bob Jones the added title of chairman.

BB&T in Winston-Salem, N.C., has increased the roles of two executives as part of an effort to focus more on digital projects.

Two executives and two directors have resigned from Community Bank of the Bay in Oakland, Calif.

First Interstate BancSystem in Billings, Mont., has tapped a KeyCorp executive as its new chief credit officer.

KALSEE Credit Union, a $169-million institution based in Kalamazoo, Mich., announced that after an "exhaustive search," its board selected Matthew L. Lahman as its new president and CEO.

Fifth Third Bancorp in Cincinnati will operate without a board chairman or vice chairman after three directors announced their plans to retire.

Saginaw Medical Federal Credit Union in Saginaw, Mich., has named Laura Crase its president and chief executive officer. She had been the credit union's chief lending officer.

As questions about how the NCUA chairman’s pending departure could complicate the agency’s plans for addressing supplemental capital, presidential appointments and other issues, CU Journal asked industry stakeholders their thoughts on this development.

The Cleveland company appointed Christopher Gorman as merger integration executive, according to a news release. Gorman previously was president of KeyCorp's corporate bank.

State Street in Boston is on the hunt for a new chief financial officer. Michael Bell, 52, has decided to step down within the next year the custody bank said on Thursday.

Richard Meares, the president and chief executive of Fleetwood Bank in Berks County, Pa., is retiring in January.

James Hackett, chairman of the board of directors at Fifth Third Bancorp, is stepping down.

UniWyo CEO named Business Person of the Year, new CIO tapped at Ent CU, top dog named at ORNL's CUSO and other CU professionals in the news.

CO-OP Financial Services, a Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.-based financial technology company that provides services to credit unions, announced that two of its senior executives now have new assignments.

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump received support from 83% of attendees polled at the Independent Community Bankers of America's annual convention. The results were more pronounced compared with a similar poll by the Consumer Bankers Association, where Hillary Clinton edged out Trump.

Retirement was good for Pamela Joseph, former head of U.S. Bank's Elavon business, but not enough to overcome the lure of a high-level executive role at Total System Services, a company rapidly transitioning into a new age of digital payments.

Having served as a holdover since her term expired last spring, Debbie Matz announced she will be departing the agency at the end of next month.