Practice management

Chemical Financial has retooled its organizational structure as part of the Midland, Mich., company's succession planning.

State Employees' CU has developed a pool of future executives and CEOs through a process its current chief executive calls "horizontal diversification."

The days where an employee could progress from the teller line to the corner office are largely gone, and as more and more baby boomers leave the job market, many top-level positions at credit unions are being filled by what might have once seemed unthinkable: former bankers.

When it comes to succession planning, some credit unions have a problem. Almost one-third of CUs have no idea who their next CEO will be and only about 60% have any succession plans in place.

Corporate women's networks are meant to help put more women in power. But they've caught a lot of flak in recent years for failing to deliver results.

Citigroup has named Stephen Bird, chief executive of its Asia-Pacific division, to head its global consumer bank as part of a broader shuffling of executives.

AUSTIN, Texas — People judge others all day long — and many of those judgments tend to be negative. But good leadership requires a substantial dose of tolerance, says Garrison Wynn, an author and motivational speaker who has a background in manufacturing, telecom and financial services.

Idea Bank in Poland aims to win over new small-business customers with an Uber-like service that orders cars equipped with ATMs and cash deposit machines to drive to them.

BOULDER, Colo. — State and federal regulators have granted approval for two Boulder-area credit unions to take part in a "merger of equals."

WATFORD CITY, N.D. — Several years into the oil boom in Western North Dakota, two credit unions say that for all the growth they've seen, there's no escaping a very real people problem.

LAS VEGAS — The CUNA Marketing & Business Development Council honored four individuals for their achievements in marketing and business development during a ceremony at the group's recent Annual Conference here.

LAS VEGAS — Gesa Credit Union won the Diamond Best of Show Award — the highest honor in the CUNA Marketing & Business Development Council's Diamond Awards competition — during the Council's 22nd annual conference here.

HOQUIAM, Wash. — Five years ago Newrizons FCU was facing collapse — suffering steep drops in membership, loans, and assets. It was a situation so severe that NCUA issued the tiny institution a prompt corrective action warning.

TACOMA, Wash. — Sound CU is looking to acquire tiny Port of Seattle Federal Credit Union via merger.

RYE, N.Y. — PepsiCo Employees Federal Credit Union will merge into USAlliance Federal Credit Union, here, effective March 28.

MOLINE, Ill. — DHCU is changing its name to Vibrant CU.

First West Virginia Bancorp in Wheeling has removed the interim tag from William Petroplus' title as president and chief executive.

OSHKOSH, Wis.—Verve, a Credit Union, is set to merge with Two Rivers Community CU toward the end of 2015—Verve's fourth merger in two years.

TCF Financial in Wayzata, Minn., has a new president. The $19.4 billion-asset company said in a press release Tuesday that Craig Dahl had taken on the newly created post.

AmeriServ Financial in Johnstown, Pa., has a new chief executive.