Career moves

Scandal, business models gone awry, missing money and executive shake-ups — 2016 had it all. Here are the financial services executives or groups of them who took the heat and will be looking for better times in 2017.

U.S. Bancorp in Minneapolis has promoted Beth McDonnell to chief marketing officer.

United Community Banks in Blairsville, Ga., is searching for a new financial chief officer.

Beach Municipal taps three board members, First Tech promotes chief retail officer and other CU advocates in the news.

Wayne Savings Bancshares in Wooster, Ohio, is looking for a new CEO.

Two former executives of the failed GulfSouth Private Bank in Destin, Fla., and another man have been indicted on federal charges of defrauding the Troubled Asset Relief Program of $7.5 million.

Marvel Ebenhahn is set to retire from Community CU in New Rockford, N.D. in January, having led the credit union since 1952.

Pinnacle Bank in Gilroy, Calif., has appointed a new CEO and its current leaders will move into a newly created role.

The transition team for President-elect Donald Trump is considering several candidates to fill key spots at the Department of Housing and Urban Development and Federal Housing Administration, including a home builder and former lender.

Carver Bancorp once turned to Citigroup during a time of need for financial assistance. Now Citigroup has recruited Carver's former CEO to join its board.

The National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU) announced the death of its former chairman, Jim Mills.

LAFCU taps director of organizational development and other CU-related personnel news.

John Woods will join the $147 billion-asset company on Feb. 13 before succeeding John Fawcett on March 4, Citizens said in a Wednesday press release.

ABNB Federal Credit Union, Chesapeake, Va., has selected Charles Anthony Mallon, Jr., to be its next president and CEO, replacing the retiring Carl Ratcliff.

Vicky Salkeld has spent more than 30 years serving credit unions in the Natural State.

F.N.B. Corp. in Pittsburgh has hired an executive to lead its new Charlotte, N.C., office after it completes its deal for Yadkin Financial.

Rivermark promotes a trio of chiefs and other credit union professionals in the news.

David Cibulka steps aside having led the credit union for the past 36 years.

Citizens Financial Group in Providence, R.I., hired a longtime executive at SunTrust Banks in Atlanta to lead its Southeast operations.

Gene Bruyette, a co-founder of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, the investment bank that became one of the most prolific advisors on bank merger deals, has died. He was 90.