Succession planning

The head of Midland States Bancorp in Effingham, Ill., is handing off one of his handful of titles to concentrate more on the big picture.

DCB Financial in Lewis Center, Ohio, has given its chief executive the added title of chairman.

Associated Banc-Corp in Green Bay, Wis., has given its top lawyer additional duties after another executive's retirement.

Cascade Bancorp in Bend, Ore., has named a new bank president and chief operating officer, as its chief executive hands over some of his leadership responsibilities.

Goldsmith died Sunday of natural causes at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif., a City National spokeswoman said Monday.

Armada, a technology consulting firm in Tulsa, has hired as its president Frank McKeon, a former IBM executive who consulted with banks.

Benjamin Bochnowski will be named chief executive of both the holding company and the $865 million-asset Peoples Bank at the bank's April 28 annual meeting.

Poage Bankshares in Ashland, Ky., has promoted Thomas Burnette to chairman of the boards of the company and its Town Square Bank subsidiary.

Bridgewater Savings Bank in Raynham, Mass., said that its chief executive, James Lively, will retire on Dec. 5 and that Peter Dello Russo, its president and chief operating officer, will succeed him.

Malvern Bancorp in Paoli, Pa., has named Howard Kent chairman of the company and of the $727 million-asset Malvern Federal Savings Bank.