Succession planning

The San Antonio-based company has promoted Paul Vincent to president of its banking unit. Neeraj Singh, previously chief risk officer for Citi’s U.S. consumer bank, has joined the parent company as chief risk officer.

The Miami bank, which called off a proposed sale to a credit union last year, recruited Ramon Rodriguez from City National Bank of Florida to oversee its local lending and global banking operations.

The Maryland-based credit union has promoted Chief Operating Officer Tonia Niedzialkowski to president of the organization with an eye toward eventually naming her CEO.

T.J. Tijerina, a 16-year employee at the Houston-based credit union, has taken over as president and CEO in advance of Ron Downing’s retirement later this year.

Donna Young, who has spent more than three decades at the Nashville-based credit union, succeeds Joe Spivey, who retired earlier this year.

The banker, who led the 2013 recapitalization that created Byline, will replace a longtime colleague who will continue to run the company's bank.

Barry Orr, who formed FirstBank & Trust of Texas in the 1990s, continued to run the bank after selling it to Heartland Financial USA in 2018.

The Bridgewater, N.J.-based credit union promoted Frank Almeida to president and CEO, the final step in process it began when he was hired in 2014.

Nitin Mhatre, who ran Webster's consumer and business banking operations, will become the company's third CEO in less than three years.

Chris Hendry has been appointed president and CEO of the Fitchburg, Mass.-based institution, having served the credit union in a volunteer capacity since 2014.