Succession planning

With Ulrich Koerner taking over as chief executive officer, Credit Suisse Group’s top ranks are looking more like UBS Group, suggesting the firm may draw from its crosstown rival’s playbook.

Lucy Ito, who stepped down from the helm of the National Association of State Credit Union Supervisors last year, will become the interim president and chief executive of Orange County’s Credit Union in California.

Ryan Donovan, a longtime credit union advocate and executive vice president of the Credit Union National Association, will officially succeed John von Seggern on Sept. 6.

Chaz Rzewnicki will succeed current president and chief executive Allan Kemp McMorris later this year.

Tom DeWitt will step down as president and chief executive in August, concluding more than 31 years with SFFCU.

Kent Oram will step down on Dec. 31 after more than 15 years as president and chief executive of ICCU.

Bruce Leighton will step down as president and chief executive in September.

Richard Gold has held a variety of top jobs at the Buffalo, New York, bank during a three decade-plus career. Planning is underway to appoint his successor.

Benson Porter will conclude more than 10 years at the helm of BECU, the fourth-largest credit union in the country.

Edwin L. Williams, who has been at the helm since 1997, will step down as president and chief executive at the end of the year.

Linda White, who has led Upward for more than 24 years, will step down Sept. 1.

Seiffert, who succeeded longtime CEO William Wagner, orchestrated the company’s entry into Indiana and the sale of its insurance unit. Northwest reported a record $161.9 million profit in 2021.

Tansley Stearns will succeed the organization's longtime chief executive Bill Lawton in June.

Richard Helber stepped down after 12 years as Tropical's chief executive. He will hold an advisory position through the end of the year.

Viktoria Earle, who has been with the credit union since 2013, will take over for Craig Weber in May.

Spence, who joined the Cincinnati bank in 2015, will succeed Greg Carmichael as chief executive in July. He says he’ll maintain the company’s current strategic priorities, including regional expansion and digital transformation.

The bank plans to separate the two roles “upon the next CEO transition,” it said in a proxy statement Monday.

Peter Johnson, who has led the company since 2007, will be succeeded by Chief Financial Officer Laura Clark.

The Pennsylvania company said that Philip Wenger, who has been CEO since 2013, is stepping down on Jan. 1 and that Myers will succeed him.

Tim Hicks, the Arkansas company’s chief administrative officer, will succeed Greg McKinney as CFO in June. Meanwhile, Cindy Wolfe will be promoted to the newly created role of chief operating officer.