Career moves

CUNA Mutual Group has formed a partnership with the National Credit Union Foundation to develop marketing strategies for credit unions to connect with members of Generation Z.

The $649 million-asset holding company for Malvern Federal Savings Bank promoted Karen Walter to chief operating officer.

ServisFirst Bancshares in Birmingham, Ala., has entered the Florida’s Tampa Bay area after hiring the former chief executive of Bay Cities Bank.

Two chief executives win accolades while three officers are promoted to the C Suite and other CU professionals in the news.

Twitter Inc. named Leslie Berland chief marketing officer as it undergoes a major overhaul of its top ranks in an effort to reboot growth.

Cheryl Vickers, who served for years as VP of accounting for Houston Police Federal Credit Union, was convicted of embezzlement that occurred for approximately 18 years.

PNC Financial Services Group in Pittsburgh has tapped Karen Larrimer to lead its retail banking division.

The $465 million-asset bank in Athens, Ga., has named Rhodes McLanahan CEO and president.

Visa has nabbed an executive from the media company Time Inc. to be its chief marketing and communications officer.

Randy Peterson, the chief executive of Bank of Eufaula in Oklahoma, was shot and killed on Thursday by a robber. He was 64.

Greater Texas Federal Credit Union in Austin has named Howard Baker chief executive.

Digital Asset Holdings, the blockchain technology startup led by Wall Street veteran Blythe Masters, has raised more than $50 million in funding and expanded its board, the company said Thursday.

Fifth Third Bancorp has hired insurance industry veteran Howard McClure as head of insurance services, a newly created position at the Cincinnati company.

WestStar Bank in El Paso, Texas, has new leadership after the retirement of Larry Patton, its president and chief executive.

WASHINGTON — The changes keep coming at CUNA, which late Tuesday confirmed that Susan Newton is expected to leave the trade association some time in the next few months.

WASHINGTON – Ken Robinson, who served as president and CEO of NAFCU from 1984 to 2000, has passed away.

Hanscom FCU and Oregon State CU revamp their mortgage departments and other CU professionals in the news.

First Capital Federal Credit Union, a $167-million institution based in York, Pa., hosted an event in conjunction with the York County Economic Alliance to introduce its new president and CEO, Sue DeStephano.

The Minneapolis bank has promoted longtime executive Andrew Cecere to president, a title held by Chairman and CEO Richard Davis for more than a decade.

PayPal co-founder and technology investor Peter Thiel is part of a $3.5 million investment in former PayPal executive Eric M. Jackson's cloud-based business technology startup.