Succession planning

Michael Ward, a former CEO at Mrs. Fields Famous Brands, has been a Prime Alliance director for 14 years.

Jamie Gregory has worked for Regions for a decade and was named head of corporate financial strategy early this year, but he's jumping ship to Synovus in late June.

Suspense builds on what the new name of merged BB&T-SunTrust will be; JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says Wells Fargo 'irresponsible' for lack of CEO plan; how APIs are being used at Citi, BBVA and other leading banks; and more from this week's most-read stories.

Brad Calhoun, the former chief retail and marketing officer at First Tech FCU in Oregon, will replace Robert Allen, who is retiring from Teachers.

A Burke & Herbert veteran will serve as CEO until January, when the bank will introduce an outsider as its leader.

The bank dropped out of the bidding for the card over profitability fears; returning to the market could boost Barclays' investment bank.

Dion Williams, former CEO of Del-One Credit Union, is returning to his native North Carolina to take over for Judy Tharp, who recently retired.

The JPMorgan chief executive said he couldn't understand why Wells Fargo could have CEO Tim Sloan step down without a successor ready to go.

Credit unions have announced new hires and promotions in areas such as human resources, business development and digital delivery.

The Alabama-based CU will continue to look for a permanent replacement for longtime CEO, who is retiring in June.

The 72% backing was the lowest approval rate for the resolution since 2015. An advisory firm criticized the bank's policy as too subjective.

H. Greg McClellan, who has been president and CEO of the Montgomery, Ala.-based institution since 2005, will retire next month.

Kerry Parker plans to retire from the Austin, Texas-based institution next month.

A number of credit unions have announced a variety of personnel changes, including new managers to oversee branches.

The Nashville, Tenn., company hired Tim Schools from Highlands Bancshares to succeed founding CEO Claire Tucker.

Credit unions are unveiling new boards of directors and supervisory committees, along with other staffing changes.

New posts for two women executives at JPMorgan Chase spur a fresh round of speculation about the race to succeed CEO Jamie Dimon someday. And Comerica's heir apparent finally gets the call.

Earlier this year Joe Christian was named to lead the Albuquerque, N.M.-based institution on an interim basis after its previous CEO resigned.

Credit unions have announced new hires and promotions in a range of areas, including employees involved in commercial real estate, collections and market data analytics.

Jill Nowacki has announced plans to enter the credit union consulting space. An interim leader has not yet been named.