Huntington Bank, a subsidiary of $53 billion regional bank holding company Huntington Bancshares, has hired Helga Houston as chief risk officer. She will succeed Kevin Blakely, who will retire at year end after almost 40 years in banking and three years at Huntington.

Jaclyn Jaeger is a freelance contributor to Compliance Week after working for the company for 15 years. She writes on a wide variety of topics, including ethics and compliance, risk management, legal,...