Succession planning

The nation's oldest credit union celebrates longevity of its staff and other credit union professionals in the news.

James Lockhart, former director of the FHFA, is replacing Wilbur Ross, who resigned when he became Commerce secretary, on the New Jersey company's board.

EVP Kevin Miller will take over when Joseph Melbourne, Jr. retires at the end of this month after 19 years at the helm.

SoCal native Rudy Pereira has led Wisconsin's Royal CU since 2011, but has accepted a position back home in Southern California with Premier America CU.

Hoover was named interim CEO in December after the death of longtime CEO Gene Szymczak.

New hires, promotions, board elections and more credit union officials in the news.

Daniel Trombley ending his lengthy career, Daniel Waltz to take over the helm.

Foster previously served as deputy director of public and congressional affairs from 2008 to 2011.

Pennsylvania league honors CEO with award and other credit union professionals in the news.

Gerard Nadeau has been the company's top commercial lending executive since 2007.

H. Palmer Proctor has been the Atlanta company's president since 2004.

Mike Newman, CEO of Monroe County Community CU, suffered a heart attack while shoveling snow.

Scott Heitkamp is encouraged by a more positive tone coming from President Trump. His goal in the next year is to make regulation easier for his fellow bankers.

Over the past six months Wells Fargo and U.S. Bancorp (for vastly different reasons) have activated their CEO succession plans, sparking questions about who else is in line to lead the industry’s large banks. Here are some of our most intriguing objects of speculation.

A quartet of credit union professionals are one step closer to the top job following promotions to C-level decision-makers.

Oregon State CU promotes a pair of branch managers, WESTconsin hires SVP of retail operations and more CU officials in the news.

Koger Propst was also named CEO of the company's $2.6 billion-asset ANB Bank.

Steven Leafgreen has been appointed president and CEO of Western Vista CU in Cheyenne, Wyo., succeeding retiring CEO John Balser.

Joseph Greco previously served as CEO of Southern Connecticut Bancorp, which sold itself to Liberty Bank in 2013.

It's last call to participate in Credit Union Journal's annual Best Credit Unions to Work For, honoring credit unions with the best employee satisfaction and engagement.