Career moves

CUNA has promoted longtime credit union economist Bill Hampel to chief policy officer.

Besides trying to figure out how to keep health insurance affordable, bankers are wrestling with a slew of other challenges, including recruitment, leadership development and employee engagement.

Sierra Bancorp in Porterville, Calif., has tapped an insider to succeed its retiring chief executive.

Cece Stewart, a 35-year banking veteran who retired from Citigroup in April, has joined the board of First Horizon National Corp. in Memphis, Tenn.

Web browser pioneer Marc Andreessen resigned from the board of EBay Inc., saying that the separation of the online marketplace and its PayPal Inc. payments service marks “the right time to step down.”

Rodney Martin Jr., Voya Financial's chairman and CEO, said he has decided to oversee the Retirement Solutions division himself. As a result, Maliz Beams, the CEO of that division, has left the company.

State Bank Financial in Atlanta has lined up its next chief financial officer.

Sunshine Bancorp in Plant City, Fla., has hired a former executive at Susquehanna Bancshares in Lititz, Pa., as its chief executive.

The Salt Lake City bank has formalized programs to help employees who are in the reserves or have active-duty spouses and children deployed far from home. Its efforts range from raising funds for a family with a severely injured son, to hiring a landscaping firm to mow the lawn of an employee in need.

CardConnect, an independent sales organization of First Data Merchant Services, has hired payments veteran Scott Dowty as chief revenue officer.

Astoria Financial in Lake Success, N.Y., has hired former KeyCorp executive Hugh Donlon to be its chief lending officer.

The trade group said late Tuesday that Peter Gwaltney will succeed Thad Woodard on Jan. 2. Woodard is retiring after spending 37 years in various capacities at the association.

Dominik Mjartan, the new head of a bank-affiliated community development financial institution in Arkansas, identifies with his underbanked customers who want to realize the American Dream.

Supporters of a modern replacement for a century-old community swimming pool in the hometown of Belmont Savings Bank had a fundraising crisis, and they are hoping a matching grant from the bank will save the project.

Former "American Idol" star Clay Aiken will face incumbent Renee Ellmers in a congressional debate hosted by the North Carolina Bankers Association.

WASHINGTON — The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency officially named Kathy Murphy as the senior deputy comptroller for management and chief financial officer on Friday.

Former President Bill Clinton will deliver the keynote address at the November event, which is expected have more than 5,000 participating students.

PNC Financial Services in Pittsburgh has appointed a former brand executive for the National Football League to its board.

United Community Banks in Blairsville, Ga., has announced a series of executive changes following the retirement of its chief risk officer.

Bank of America has combined the roles of chairman and chief executive for the first time since the immediate aftermath of the financial crisis.