The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta) today announced a series of executive leadership changes to enhance operational excellence and position the Bank to continue fulfilling its mission by serving its members and communities.

“Since becoming CEO in January, I’ve spent time listening to employees, members, the Board of Directors, and other stakeholders to better understand our strengths and identify opportunities to position the Bank for the future,” said Reggie O’Shields, President and CEO of FHLBank Atlanta. “These changes build on the strong foundation already in place while aligning our leadership team to the capabilities that will best support our members, mission, and long-term strategy.”

The organizational changes, which go into effect August 10, include:

• Alp Can, currently Chief Risk Officer, has been named Chief Operating Officer to provide enterprise-wide leadership of the Bank’s operations and credit and collateral management.
• Cristina Cowan, Director of Enterprise Risk Management, will serve as Interim Chief Risk Officer while the Bank conducts an internal and external search for the role.
• Erin Martin has been named to a new role, Chief Collateral Officer, to provide focused leadership over member collateral operations. Erin will report to Alp.
• Dawn Gehring, currently Chief Human Resources Officer, has been named Chief Administrative Officer, bringing together enterprise functions, including human resources, company culture, corporate communications, and marketing.
• Petrina Benton, currently Director of Human Resources, Operations and Compliance, has been named Chief Human Resources Officer.
• Haig Kazazian, Chief Financial Officer, will assume expanded responsibilities, including oversight of affordable housing and community investment and vendor management.
  
  

“Our mission remains the same,” O’Shields added. “These changes are about ensuring we have the right structure and alignment to continue providing exceptional value to members through ongoing, reliable liquidity and impactful affordable housing and community development programs.”