Todd Simkohas joined Butler, Pa.-based NexTier Bank NA as chief risk officer, the Pittsburgh Business Times reported April 5.

Previouslydeputy chief credit officer at the FederalHome Loan Bank of Pittsburgh, he succeeds Mark Schoen. Schoen, inturn, has been named chief knowledge officer, in which role he will be incharge of investment management and monitoring, as well as capital andliquidity stress testing.

NexTierBank is a subsidiary of NexTierInc.