Career moves

Michigan governor elect Gretchen Whitmer takes over the governor's office from term-limited Republican Rick Snyder on Jan. 1.

Illinois Gov.-elect J.B. Pritkzer is tapping experienced fiscal hands for top positions in his administration.

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan will name a permanent replacement for the departing John Hill in the spring.

Melanie Her will be based in San Francisco.

RBC Capital Markets hired Paul Sheldon, founder of the advisory firm S L Capital Strategies, as a managing director in the municipal finance student loan group.

Hilltop Securities chairman Hill Feinberg will hand over his title as president and chief executive to Piper Jaffray banker Bradley Winges.

Former longtime New York City budget veteran Mark Page, who was tapped to help Long Island’s Nassau County tackle mounting tax settlement debt, is retiring at the of the year.

Hasan Ikhrato joins the San Diego Association of Governments, which has been without an executive director since Gary Gallegos stepped down amid scandal in 2017.

The bank won't say what led to Stratford Shields' firing; his representative accused the firm of engineering the ouster.

Wells Fargo will replace Stratford Shields, who is out following an administrative leave.