Russell E. Charvonia, a senior financial advisor...

Russell E. Charvonia, a senior financial advisor with American Express Financial Advisors in Ventura, has been awarded the CFP designation by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards. Charvonia has completed financial-planning course work and exams and met the ethical and experience requirements of the CFP board.

He has been with American Express since 1990 and works with individuals and small-business owners on investments, income tax and estate planning.

* Sharon Clark has been named vice president of commercial banking at Los Robles Bank. Her duties include providing financial services to the business and professional community and helping develop and promote business banking products and services.

Los Robles Bank has offices in Thousand Oaks, Camarillo and Westlake Village.