Career moves

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has appointed eight new credit union representatives to its Credit Union Advisory Council.

The longtime chairman and chief executive of Cathay General Bancorp will relinquish his CEO title this fall and the company's bank president is set to succeed him.

Kinderhook Bank Corp. in New York said Wednesday that Scott Shallo, a member of the board since 2006, succeeded Brian Kelly as chairman.

Chad Ballard, who most recently served as BBVA Compass' director of mobility and new digital business technologies, has joined PNC Financial Services Group.

Heather Cox is moving to USAA; female regulators are gaining prominence in the online lending conversation; and asset managers are still fighting sexism at work (but then again, who isn’t?).

CUs step up to the plate for kids, schools and more in the latest round of credit union community news.

Needham Bank in Massachusetts is searching for a new chief executive just 14 months after its current leader took over.

SunWest Credit Union, a $117-million institution based in Pueblo, Colo., announced that Janice Mehle has been appointed its new president and CEO.

The $1.1 billion-asset bank said in a press release Monday that it appointed Ron Coben to become its interim chief executive, succeeding Jeffrey Wilkinson, who resigned "to pursue his next entrepreneurial challenge.

Gavin Michael, head of digital banking for JPMorgan Chase's retail unit, is moving to Citigroup.

Trust for CUs elects new chairman and other CU professionals in the news.

HSBC has hired Anthony Glover, a veteran of JPMorgan Chase and American Express, to be its head of retail banking in the U.S., a newly created position.

Heather Cox, the chief executive of Citigroup's financial technology unit and a key executive behind the bank's early embrace of wearable technology for payments and other financial services, is headed to USAA, an institution with a military-heavy client base that relies on digital transactions.

The San Antonio-based bank announced Friday in a press release that it has named Cox its chief technology and digital officer, a newly created role that includes the oversight of information technology, digital strategy and operations, and experience design.

The $359 million-asset Merchants said in a press release Friday that Rocco Del Vecchio will succeed Anthony Biondi as chief executive on Aug. 22. Biondi is retiring after 12 years on the job.

Credit unions across the country are launching innovative ways to partner with their communities, reward excellence and benefit worth charities.

CNB Financial in Clearfield, Pa., has picked a veteran director to be its next chairman, the sixth in the company's 32-year history.

Robins Financial recognizes top employees and other CU professionals in the news.

Patriot National Bancorp in Stamford, Conn., is in the market for a new chief executive.

Enterprise Financial Services in Clayton, Mo., said Wednesday that it has promoted James Lally to president.