Bank on environmental mission names two new senior executives

ST. PETERSBURG — Just days before opening of its first branch, a local bank on an environmental mission has added two senior executives.

Chris Van Buskirk and Marcio deOliveira have gone to work at Climate First Bank ahead of its June 1 opening in downtown St. Petersburg, according to a statement. Van Buskirk will be the bank’s senior vice president and senior corporate adviser. deOliveira will be its chief technology officer and chief digital banking officer.

Both men are banking veterans and Van Buskirk previously worked at two banks run by Climate First’s founder and CEO Ken LaRoe.