Career moves

WASHINGTON — Steven Antonakes, the No. 2 official at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, is resigning from the agency, according to an internal agency memo obtained by American Banker.

Georgia United creates 'chief people officer,' Pen Air FCU snags CUNA award and more.

Santander Consumer USA Holdings named Blythe Masters nonexecutive chairman, replacing the executive who quit the post less than two weeks ago and a week after the subprime auto lender's parent company was hit with a regulatory order.

Veridian CU announces new CFO, Langley FCU elects two to its board and more.

Bank of America has named Jackie Yoon president of its St. Louis market, after Larry Otto left the job for the same position at U.S. Bancorp.

Comerica in Dallas has hired a leader for its commercial lending division after its vice chairman, who had led that segment, resigned.

Larry Otto has jumped ship from the second-largest bank in St. Louis to the largest.

CUNA gets a new chief marketing and technology officer, Consumers CU announces promotions and more.

Signature Bank in New York has formed a subsidiary to specialize in municipal finance and hired three executives for the division.

A dive into American Banker's photo vaults offers a view of the banking industry's movers and shakers at the height of their powers. Here's a look at prominent figures, from the CEOs who steered the megabank mergers of the late 1990s and the man who rescued Fannie Mae during a bout of insolvency in the early 1980s.

Pacific Continental in Eugene, Ore., has hired the former chief financial of Tower Financial in Indiana as its new CFO.

Home BancShares in Conway, Ark., has promoted an executive to chief financial officer after Randy Mayor retired.

First Midwest Bank in Itasca, Ill., has hired Michelle Hoskins as an executive vice president and chief of human resources.

Business First Bancshares in Baton Rouge, La., has promoted two executives to newly created roles.

Anita Young will be the $1.4 billion-asset First Foundation's director of specialty deposits and target cash management services at niche business clients.

S&T Bancorp in Indiana, Pa., has promoted Jim Mill to chief information officer. In the newly created position, Mill will oversee the $6 billion-asset company's technology infrastructure and maintain its progress in offering new products.

Chemung Financial in Elmira, N.Y., has promoted Anders Tomson to president and chief operating officer. Tomson had been president of Chemung Financial's Capital Bank, the name the company uses in its Albany County and Saratoga County, N.Y., markets.

Kevin Kabat told the board of Fifth Third Bancorp that he intends to step down as CEO in November. Kabat, who had led the Cincinnati company since 2007, will remain executive vice chairman through next April.

Jane G. Watkins, president and chief executive officer of Virginia Credit Union, a $2.7-billion institution based in North Chesterfield, Va., said she plans to retire on March 31, 2016, after serving 33 years in various capacities.

Toronto-Dominion Bank has named Michael Rhodes the new head of its U.S. consumer bank.