Career moves

The long-time chief executive of CoVantage Credit Union in Antigo, Wis., will step down in the coming months.

From the new chief risk officer at BECU to special recognition by the Mountain West CUA, read on for more CU professionals in the news.

To make it to the top ranks, women should pursue roles that offer a mix of comfort, challenges and “pure, white-knuckle terror,” says Bank of the West CEO Nandita Bakhshi.

Women are watched closely as they rise to the C-Suite — but never more closely than when there is a crisis to manage. "People still wonder if we will break," says Karen Peetz, president of BNY Mellon.

Diane D'Erasmo looks back at how she balanced a 40-year career in banking while raising a family. "I did want it all, so I just pushed ahead," the retiring HSBC executive says.

Despite their accomplishments, American Banker's Most Powerful Women in Banking and Finance say they are still held to a different standard than men when it comes to handling pressure situations.

"If she can see it, she can be it." Geena Davis announces a new effort to encourage women and girls to enter financial services while speaking at the Most Powerful Women in Banking gala in New York. Her institute on Gender in Media will conduct research in partnership with American Banker and sponsored by Zions Bank.

The way women are portrayed on film affects their career trajectory, the actress said during a rousing speech at American Banker's annual Most Powerful Women in Banking dinner.

The $141 billion-asset company said in a press release Wednesday that it had appointed four managing directors to oversee designated regions for the lending group.

Umpqua Holdings in Portland, Ore., has formed a corporate lending office and hired Richard Cabrera to oversee it.