Recruiting

Credit Suisse Group is set to hire Christian Meissner, Bank of America’s former investment bank head, as it seeks to link up its richest customers with deals sourced by its securities unit.

Steve Ewers, who has held several positions in information technology, will replace retiring President and CEO Tammy Heikkinen, who has led the Duluth, Minn.-based institution for 12 years.

Wilmington Trust, the wealth management arm of M&T Bank, is extending its hiring spree and considering acquisitions of registered investment advisers.

Goldman Sachs Group turned to its chief rival to fill its top cybersecurity job.

The American Association of Bank Directors is setting up an on-the-job training program to help banks reach a younger and more diverse group of prospective employees.

The company has been experimenting with ways to recruit more women and minorities, including a program to hire professionals who had left banking. But CEO Charlie Scharf’s reference to “a very limited pool of Black talent” for important jobs may make it harder for Wells to meet inclusion goals.

Karl Yoneshige has been with the Honolulu-based institution since 1988, including two decades as CEO.

Sandra Sagehorn-Elliott will take over as the president and CEO of the Tucson, Ariz.-based institution next month, having served as chief operating officer of two different credit unions.

Larry Sewell has also pledged to continue a series of industrywide conversations on race relations.

Piedmont Federal Savings is working with historically Black colleges and universities to hire and train prospective commercial lenders and managers who better reflect the community it serves.

Gary Elliott will retire at the end of 2020, and the credit union has hired a search firm to help find its next leader.

John Collins comes to the credit union industry after spending 20 years in a variety of roles at the national bank, including helping integrate two acquisitions.

Matt Rarden is taking over at the Albuquerque, N.M.-based institution after Tom Shoemaker retired in July.

Howard Meller, most recently CEO at New York's GHS Federal Credit Union, previously worked at Bank of America and SunTrust Bank before moving to the credit union industry seven years ago.

The Totowa, N.J.-based institution's board is working on finding a successor for Lourdes Cortez.

Devon Bryan, who held similar jobs at KPMG and the Federal Reserve System, succeeds Brian DiPietro, who had been information security chief since 2016.

The Jacksonville, Fla.-based credit union said it needs the extra staff to handle an influx of member calls and to help with a planned expansion.

The executive shuffle at the company continues as Credit Suisse America’s Paula Dominick is hired to replace Mike Roemer as chief compliance officer. It also hired or promoted four line-of-business chief risk officers and an enterprise testing leader.

The coronavirus pandemic has created major credit issues at the Boston bank and stymied efforts to improve profits, fueling speculation that the onetime serial acquirer could be a takeover target.

Some institutions have long worked to recruit a diverse workforce and address discrimination but these initiatives have taken on greater importance as protests have highlighted racial inequality.