S&P Global Market Intelligence presents a daily roundup of management and board changes in the financial services and bank and thrift industries. This feature excludes key C-level leadership changes, which are covered separately, and stories previously covered by S&P Global Market Intelligence.
Banking
James Gardunio will retire as executive vice president and chief credit officer of Porterville, Calif.-based Sierra Bancorp and unit Bank of the Sierra, effective Jan. 31, 2021.
Gardunio will be succeeded by Hugh Boyle, who will join the company Dec. 14.
Boyle was chief risk officer and chief credit officer for Banc of California Inc. from 2013 to 2019.
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Asheville, N.C.-based HomeTrust Bancshares Inc. said in a Form 8-K filing that it is currently in discussions with Paula Labian regarding the effective date and terms of her separation from unit HomeTrust Bank as executive vice president and chief human resources officer.
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Charles Young intends to resign from the board of Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, effective Dec. 31.
Young's term was scheduled to expire Dec. 31, 2024.
Young's decision to resign was due to personal reasons and not because of any disagreement with the bank, the company said in a Form 8-K filing.
Financial services
Steward Partners Global Advisory LLC named Rick Gaston divisional president for its mid-Atlantic division.
Gaston will succeed Jeffrey Gonyo, who relocated to Florida to be president of the southern division, in addition to his role as head of recruiting.
Prior to joining Steward Partners, Gaston was a business development consultant for Raymond James Financial Services Inc.
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BNY Mellon Wealth Management appointed Vincent Hayes head of its global family office segment.
Hayes joins BNY Mellon from Family Office Exchange Inc., where he was managing director.
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Equifax Inc. appointed Richard Eiel senior vice president of product, data and analytics for its global consumer solutions business unit.
Eiel joins Equifax from Wells Fargo's card, retail and merchant services business, where he was head of strategy and analytics.
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In connection to the reduction of the Priority Income Fund Inc. board's size to four directors from five, Robert Muller no longer serves as an interested director, effective Dec. 2.
The board now comprises three independent directors and one interested director.