Career moves

Pacific Mercantile Bank in Costa Mesa, Calif., announced four executive promotions Friday.

Capital One Financial in McLean, Va., has added Amazon's former chief information security officer to its board of directors.

The former chief executive of a Georgia community bank that participated in the Troubled Asset Relief Program was sentenced to prison and fined $3.9 million for hiding the bank's past-due loans and committing other fraud.

Nearly 5,000 credit union advocates were in Washington this week for the Credit Union National Association’s Governmental Affairs Conference. Here’s a look at what they saw and heard in the nation’s capital.

The Independent Community Bankers of Minnesota said Jim Amundson will be its next president and chief executive.

Nancy Shanik, who had been Citizens' chief risk officer since 2010, will retire on May 31. Malcolm Griggs will succeed her on April 1.

Total Spectrum’s John McKechnie pens tribute to old friend and mentor.

U.S. Bancorp announced executive moves at two of its payments units: Jamie Walker was named chief administrative officer for U.S. Bank Payment Services, and Bradley Herring was hired from Fiserv to succeed Walker as CFO of Elavon, U.S. Bancorp's merchant acquiring arm.

St. Anne’s Credit Union said its board appointed Eileen M. Danahey as its new president and chief executive officer, making her the first woman to hold these titles at the $864 million institution.

BBVA has recruited Simple co-founder Shamir Karkal to build a platform that would open the bank's application program interfaces to outside fintech companies.

Univest in Souderton, Pa., has hired Megan Duryea Santana as general counsel for the company and its banking subsidiary, Univest Bank and Trust.

Redding, Calif.—Mark Moore has stepped down as the chief executive officer of Members 1st Credit Union on Jan. 31 after serving in that role for almost 24 years.

UBS executive Rosemary Berkery has returned to the Swiss company's U.S. operations after a medical leave.

Texas Capital Bancshares in Dallas has named TSYS Chief Information Officer Patty Watson to its board.

Patricia Watson joined the board of the $19 billion-asset Texas Capital on Friday. Watson has been chief information officer at TSYS, a payments processor based in Columbus, Ga., since September.

Silver State Schools Credit Union on Friday said Andrew Hunter, who has served as its president and CEO since July 2011, will retire on April 4, and will be succeeded by Scott Arkills.

Bridgewater Savings Bank in Raynham, Mass., said that its chief executive, James Lively, will retire on Dec. 5 and that Peter Dello Russo, its president and chief operating officer, will succeed him.

Malvern Bancorp in Paoli, Pa., has named Howard Kent chairman of the company and of the $727 million-asset Malvern Federal Savings Bank.

Fauquier Bankshares in Warrenton, Va., has named a North Carolina community banker as its new chief executive.

First Sound Bank in Seattle has recruited chief financial and administrative officers from rival banks.