M&T Bank names commercial banking head; Evolve Bank appoints SBA lending head

S&P Global Market Intelligence presents a daily roundup of management and board changes in the bank and thrift industry. This feature excludes C-level leadership changes and stories previously covered by S&P Global Market Intelligence.

M&T Bank Corp. appointed Peter D'Arcy head of commercial banking following the completion of its acquisition of People's United Financial Inc. in early April, Bloomberg News reported April 26.

D'Arcy is taking over from Gino Martocci, who is retiring. D'Arcy currently oversees the bank's commercial real estate, capital markets and institutional banking businesses and supervises activities in New York City, Long Island and on the West Coast, according to the report.

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Memphis, Tenn.-based Evolve Bank & Trust named Davina Bergin president of its Small Business Administration lending division.

Bergin most recently was senior vice president and chief development officer for immito LLC.

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Allan Bense and Cader Cox III retired from the board of Tallahassee, Fla.-based Capital City Bank Group Inc., effective immediately after the company's 2022 annual shareholders meeting April 26.

Cox retired after reaching the age limit for the company's directors. His and Bense's retirements were not the result of any disagreement with the company.

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Seattle-based Washington Federal Inc. assigned Todd Gerber to lead its presence in Arizona.

Gerber joined Washington Federal Bank's commercial lending business in 2019.

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Souderton, Pa.-based Univest Financial Corp. hired Chris Trombetta and Matthew Cohen as market president of the Western Pennsylvania and Maryland regions, respectively.

Trombetta and Cohen each join Univest from a regional bank.

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Winter Haven, Fla.-based SouthState Corp. appointed James Roquemore to its board, filling the vacancy created by the April 27 retirement of director Cynthia Hartley.

Roquemore is the retired CEO and chairperson of Patten Seed Co./Super-Sod and is currently president and chairperson of land holding and investment company YC Holdings Inc.