C-suite

Jenn LaClair will replace Chris Halmy, who is retiring. She most recently headed up PNC's business bank.

Comerica's chief accounting officer since 2010, Carr will replace David Duprey, who is retiring early next year.

Focus on ensuring your teams know why you make changes, and they will be far more likely to make those changes work for you.

One untapped resource is appealing to investors to allocate more of their private wealth to companies with successful gender diversity programs.

Apologies to those yearning for escapism, but it is hard to escape turmoil — in financial services, in the economy and in civilization — in this year’s reading list. That said, these weighty topics promise to stimulate the mind: How AI will disrupt employment; dystopian imaginings and real-life histories of societal shifts; the necessity of collaboration; bitcoin’s path from obscurity to relevance; the need for leaders to make sacrifices; and more. Recommendations are courtesy of American Banker readers, editorial staff and BankThink contributors.