Colorado names Chris Myklebust state banking commissioner

DENVER — Chris Myklebust has been appointed Colorado’s state bank commissioner, effective July 8.

Myklebust, the state’s commissioner of financial services, replaces Ken Boldt, who has been serving as interim commissioner since December 2013, when former bank commissioner Fred Joseph retired.

Joe Neguse, executive director of the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, made the announcement Wednesday.

Myklebust has been serving as commissioner of financial services since 2006. In the past year, he has been a vocal proponent for developing a financial infrastructure for the state’s marijuana industry. He helped Fourth Corner…