The $809 million Xceed FinancialCredit Union in El Segundo, Calif., said it has hired Ray Shams inthe newly created position of chief lending officer.

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Shams had most recently been senior managing director ofAffinity Advisory Group in Los Angeles for the past four years,his new employer said.

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He has more than 28 years of finance and banking experience,including stints as investment principal for a national bank andchief lending officer, head of commercial banking and head ofprivate banking for several financial institutions, Xceed Financial said in its announcement on Monday.

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At Xceed, Shams will be responsible for consumer and mortgagelending, business services and collections.

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“We are operating in a very complex lending environment, and I'mdelighted to have such a senior leader join our team,” saidXceed Financial President/CEO Teresa Freeborn.

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