Succession planning

The Los Angeles company said Chang Liu, who runs its bank, will succeed Pin Tai, who is retiring.

BNCCORP named an interim CEO as it looks for a permanent successor for Timothy Franz.

Len Devaisher once served as a regional executive for Old National Bancorp.

Chuck Shaffer will take the helm in January, becoming the first leader outside of the Hudson family since the bank's formation in 1926.

James Smith, who recently completed his gradual transition out of banking, was spearheading a public-private economic development plan for Connecticut when the coronavirus pandemic hit. The crisis made the need for the plan greater — and the job harder.