Succession planning

The industry saw some well-known executives step down from their roles or take on new ones during the past month.

Earthmover Credit Union CEO Libby Calderone has been appointed president of the Illinois Credit Union System's CUSO.

Blake Edwards Jr. will take the helm at the parent of Skyline National Bank when J. Allan Funk retires next month.

Anthony DeChellis will succeed Clayton Deutsch at the end of this month.

John Dugan in January will succeed Mike O’Neill, who recently turned 72 and under Citigroup rules may not seek re-election to the board.

Credit unions as an industry face a wave of CEO retirements, but experts say some institutions' succession plans don't stand up to scrutiny.

Koebler, the bank's head of consumer lending, will replace Jerome Lienhard, who is retiring.

Brad Hanson has been with the South Dakota company since founding its payment services division in 2004.

Mark Fierro, an 18-year veteran of the credit union service organization, will hold down the fort following Bret Weekes’ departure.

The high-profile Michelle Moore will step down at year-end, to be replaced by David Tyrie. More synergy between digital operations and consumer products, while maintaining financial discipline, seems to be an important priority.