Paul D. Ward has retired as president...

Paul D. Ward has retired as president of the Sacramento-based California Hospital Assn., citing health reasons. A successor has not been named.

Ward, 60, had been president of the 50-year-old organization, which represents nearly 500 hospitals in the state, since 1976. Keith Walley, CHA’s staff attorney and senior vice president of corporate management and development, was named interim chief operating officer.

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San Franciso-based Chevron Corp. announced the election of three new corporate vice presidents: Louis Fernandez Jr., currently serving as director of industrial relations and environmental affairs, on loan from Gulf Corp., becomes vice president-human resources; Colin Short, on loan from Gulf Corp. as acting treasurer, becomes vice president and treasurer, and Leland McGraw, currently vice president-finance for Chevron U.S.A. Inc., assumes the new position of vice president-information technology for Chevron Corp. McGraw will be replaced by Donald Henderson, currently Chevron U.S.A.’s comptroller. Chevron U.S.A. is the principal domestic subsidiary of Chevron Corp.

Financial Corp. of Santa Barbara, parent of Santa Barbara Savings & Loan Assn., added three newly created positions as part of a management restructuring.

Arthur B. Hall, a former management consultant, has been named executive vice president and chief financial officer.

Glen H. Carter becomes vice president-retail banking. He is a former executive of World S&L.;

Michael D. Schley, a former associate in the Washington law firm of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Kampelman, was named senior vice president, general counsel and secretary.