Thread Bancorp, a Tennessee-based financial institution, announced on September 12, 2025, the appointment of Dan Chang as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, a key strategic hire to support its expanding global embedded banking initiatives.
Chang succeeds Kelly Caltabiano, who served as Thread’s head of compliance for over three years before her departure to Pathward in June. In his new role, Chang will act as the primary legal and compliance advisor to the executive team and board, overseeing all legal operations and managing the bank’s partnerships and compliance framework.
The appointment underscores Thread Bancorp’s ongoing commitment to strengthening its compliance infrastructure as it actively expands its embedded banking solutions worldwide. This strategic expansion recently included a partnership with Fiserv in August to implement the Finxact core banking platform.
Chang brings extensive experience as a Chief Compliance Officer, having previously held the position at banking infrastructure company Cross River, student lender Meritize, and most recently, loan refinance marketplace Splash Financial. Prior to that, he was a director at Avant.
This hire follows other recent strategic appointments at Thread Bancorp, including Marty Miracle, who joined last month from Sutton Bank in Ohio as Chief Digital Officer, further indicating the bank’s focus on digital and compliance leadership for its growth strategy.
