Executive Changes

Joseph R. Ficalora, who held five of the top six jobs at $1.4 billion- asset Queens County Bancorp of Flushing, N.Y., has become chairman of its Queens County Savings Bank as well.

He succeeded Daniel C. Maher, who died April 26 at age 71.

Mr. Ficalora, 50, was already chairman, president, and chief executive officer of the holding company and president and CEO of the thrift.

He had succeeded Mr. Maher in most of those posts in 1994. Mr. Maher had joined the thrift in 1942.

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ANB Corp., Muncie, Ind., has elected Kelly N. Stanley as chairman.

Mr. Stanley, who had been vice chairman of $485 million-asset ANB, is president and chief executive officer of Ontario Corp., a manufacturer and supplier of replacement parts for airplane engines.

He has been an ANB director since 1986 and succeeds William L. Peterson as chairman. Mr. Peterson, who will remain a director, is the chairman of Alltrista Corp., which makes containers.

James R. Schrecongost, president and chief executive of ANB since 1985, was elected vice chairman, succeeding Mr. Stanley.

ANB owns American National Bank and Trust Co., Peoples Loan and Trust Bank, and American National Trust and Investment Management Co.

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American Pacific State Bank, Sherman Oaks, Calif., has hired Peter Steinmann as senior vice president of its business banking group.

Mr. Steinmann will be responsible for developing new banking relationships.

He was manager of the business banking group at Sherman Oaks-based Transworld Bank, which was recently acquired by Glendale Federal Bank.

Greater Bay Bancorp, Palo Alto, Calif., has hired Denise Brown as vice president and manager of client services.

She will be responsible for ensuring service standards are met.

Ms. Brown was vice president of treasury management operations at Comerica Bank in San Jose, Calif., a unit of Comerica Inc., Detroit.

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