Charlotte-based Ally exec joins Richmond Fed

A Charlotte-based executive at Ally Financial has joined the Federal Reserve's branch in Richmond, Va., according to a news release from the Richmond Fed.

Brent Stanton was named assistant vice president of treasury and payment services, part of the Fed's operations that handles financial transactions for the U.S. Treasury.

Stanton had been a strategic planning manager at Ally Bank Technology. 

Ally employs several hundred people in Charlotte, most at an uptown tower.