Career moves

Raj Seshadri will join the company April 11 as president of U.S. issuers, MasterCard said in a Tuesday news release. She will also become a member of the management committee.

The American Association of CU Leagues names new CEO, CUNA focuses on “transformation” and other CU professionals in the news.

Clifton Bancorp in Clifton, N.J., said Friday that it has hired the former chief executive of a nearby rival as chief operating officer.

Banc of California in Irvine has promoted a back-office executive to become chief administrative officer.

The former head of the FDIC has a longstanding interest in small-dollar consumer lending.

Apple Bank for Savings in Manhasset, N.Y., said Thursday that Chief Operating Officer Steven Bush is taking over as chairman, president and CEO from Alan Shamoon, who is retiring.

First Data paid Chief Executive Frank Bisignano $51.6 million in 2015, almost twice what his former boss, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, received last year.

Two credit unions are beefing up their mortgage departments and more CU professionals in the news.

WASHINGTON – The American Association of Credit Union Leagues (AACUL) on Wednesday said it has hired credit union veteran Brad Miller as its new executive director.

Former Oklahoma governor and American Bankers Association chief Frank Keating has been named a director of BancFirst in Oklahoma City.

A former staff attorney with New York's city government has been named the top lawyer for the New York State Department of Financial Services.

ESSA Bancorp in Stroudsburg, Pa., has a new chairman and two new independent directors.

Opus Bank in Irvine, Calif., has hired Jeffrey Zaks, a CIT Group banker, to lead its new media and entertainment lending group.

TACOMA, Wash. — Thirty-five years is enough for Richard Brandsma, who will retire from his position as CEO of $ 1.3 billion Sound Credit Union this week.

Robertson Banking Co. in Demopolis, Ala., has given its president, Gary Holemon, the additional title of chief executive.

The president and chief banking officer at Heritage Oaks Bancorp in Paso Robles, Calif., plans to leave the company next month.

HomeTrust Bancshares in Asheville, N.C., will name a the former North Carolina market president for Fifth Third Bancorp to its board, along with two other professionals.

CUSO taps executives to serve as directors and other credit union professionals in the news.

ChoiceOne Financial Services in Sparta, Mich., has given its president, Kelly Potes, the job of chief executive, too.

Mid Penn Bancorp in Millersburg, Pa., has hired Michael Peduzzi as chief financial officer.