Career moves

Stanford FCU helps feed firefighters and residents displaced by the Valley Fire and other CUs in the news.

Wells Fargo has promoted Tim Sloan to president and chief operating officer, a move that likely puts him on a short list of candidates to succeed John Stumpf as chief executive.

Farmers Capital Bank in Frankfort, Ky., has hired a business lawyer as chief operating officer.

Regions Financial in Birmingham, Ala., has hired FBI veteran John Boles to oversee its investigations of cybersecurity and international threats.

Credit Union Executive Society elects its new board and more CU professionals in the news.

City Holding in Charleston, W.Va., will be looking to name a new chairman, after Philip McLaughlin said he will resign at the end of the year.

ANECA FCU pays it forward by paying the tab at a new local restaurant and other credit unions in the news.

Bankwell Financial Group in New Canaan, Conn., said chief operating officer Gail E. D. Brathwaite will resign from the company on Dec. 11. She has agreed to continue working with the bank as a consultant through June 30.

Calvin B. Taylor Bankshares in Berlin, Md., has named professionals from the hospitality and accounting industries to its board.

WSFS Financial in Wilmington, Del., has hired Kevin Thompson as chief financial officer. He succeeds Steve Fowl, who in the first quarter became CFO of Seacoast Banking in Stuart, Fla.

The $610 million-asset company named Tim Schools president and CEO of both the holding company and Highlands Union Bank, pending regulatory approval.

Centrue Financial in Ottawa, Ill., has named a new chairman, after its longtime chairman resigned for health reasons.

The American Bankers Association named Georgia community banker Daniel Blanton its new chairman and elected three additional officers during its annual convention.

MasterCard has made a series of changes to its executive slate, including the appointment of a chief information officer.

MasterCard has made a series of changes to its executive slate, including the appointment of a chief information officer.

Bank of America named Ford Motor's David Leitch as its next general counsel to replace Gary Lynch, who became vice chairman earlier this year. Ford announced last month that Leitch planned to leave after a decade at the automaker.

West Community Credit Union has named a new chief executive to succeed its longtime, retiring CEO.

Salvatore Marranca and Garrett Richter have a lot in common: both found success in the banking world after army service in Vietnam. It was that wartime experience, though, that set them apart from most of their peers.

Western Federal Credit Union, a $2.2-billion institution based in Hawthorne, Calif., announced it has appointed Gordon M. Howe as its CEO, succeeding John Bommarito, who is stepping down after almost 22 years.

Banc of California in Irvine has named executives to the newly created positions of chief strategy officer and chief investment officer.