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Washington Federal Promotes Holz to Chief Risk Officer

Washington Federal, parent company of Washington Federal Bank, promoted Kelli Holz, a veteran banker and current senior vice president and chief risk officer, to CFO, effective Jan. 1, 2023. She will replace Vincent Beatty, who announced in January that he will be retiring at the end of December. read more

SLR Equipment Finance Adds Gougeon as Director of Asset Management

John Gougeon joined SLR Equipment Finance as a director of asset management. Gougeon has years of equipment finance experience and was last with Bank of America Global Leasing. read more

Medical Equipment Manufacturer Invacare Announces Leadership Changes

Invacare, a manufacturer of medical equipment, named Geoffrey P. Purtill, current senior vice president and general manager in the EMEA and APAC regions, interim president and CEO. The company also appointed Michael J. Merriman Jr. a director and non-executive chairman of the board. read more

Serbun to Retire as President of Retail Banking at Community Bank, Karaivanov Appointed COO

Joseph F. Serbun, president of retail banking at Community Bank will retire after more than 14 years of service. In addition, Community Bank promoted Dimitar Karaivanov to executive vice president and chief operating officer of the company and the bank, effective Oct. 1.  read more

Women in Public Finance Names First Internet Bank’s Clayton Board President for Indiana Chapter

Women in Public Finance (WPF) named Kathryn Clayton, vice president and portfolio manager for public finance at First Internet Bank, president of the board of directors for its Indiana chapter. Clayton has been with First Internet Bank since 2018 and a WPF board member since October 2020. read more

TowneBank Chooses Foster III to Succeed Davis as CEO

TowneBank’s board of directors selected William (Billy) I. Foster III to succeed J. Morgan Davis as CEO. Davis will step down as CEO on Dec. 31 and will retire on March 31, 2023, after assisting with the transition process. read more

Trustmark Introduces New Equipment Finance Line of Business

Trustmark National Bank introduced a new line of business, equipment finance, in its specialty banking division based in Atlanta. Trustmark’s equipment finance team will be led by Joe Hines, who joined Trustmark in June as managing director of equipment finance. read more

Wallwork Financial Appoints Marshall National Sales Director

Wallwork Financial appointed Bradon R. Marshall national sales director. In this role, Marshall will be responsible for driving sales strategy, acting as the key liaison for sales representatives and ensuring that Wallwork meets its growth and sales revenue targets. read more

XPO Logistics Hires Firestone as Chief Legal Officer for RXO Spin-Off

XPO Logistics, a provider of freight transportation services, hired Jeff Firestone as chief legal officer of the North American transportation division of RXO, the planned spin-off of its brokered transportation platform. read more

Summit Banks Adds Adams and Weber to Commercial Banking Team

Summit Bank hired Joshua Adams as senior vice president and commercial banking officer and Zach Weber as assistant vice president and senior associate business client advisor for its team in Portland, OR. read more

Regions Bank Adds Sladek as Head of Sales for Institutional Services Division

Ryan Sladek joined Regions Bank’s Institutional Services division and will lead a team of strategists as head of sales to deliver customized investment services for corporations, businesses, nonprofits and municipalities. read more

JetBlue Appoints Olson New VP of System Operations as Battaglia Retires

JetBlue appointed Steve Olson as its new vice president of system operations, as Alex Battaglia is retiring from JetBlue after more than 15 years leading its system operations and airports teams. Olson will join JetBlue from American Airlines. read more

Maranon Capital Expands Portfolio and Capital Raise Teams

Maranon Capital appointed Nathan Cattell, Matthew Doherty and Prachi Patel as portfolio analysts on its portfolio team and Jason Pisarski as a marketing associate for its capital raise team. read more

First Business Bank Expands Accounts Receivable Financing Team

First Business Specialty Finance, a subsidiary of First Business Bank, added Teresa Aboujouda, Ator Awdish, Eddie Miranda, Mike Rouse and Paige Runyard to its accounts receivable financing group. read more

Farmers National Bank Appoints Moore Chairman of the Board

Terry A. Moore will assume the role of chairman of the board of Farmers National Bank on Sept. 1. Moore also serves on the compensation committee and corporate governance and nominating committee and will chair the executive committee for Farmers National Bank. read more

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