Paul Villanueva joined Grand Forks, N.D.-based Alerus as regional vice president of retirement sales. .Villanueva is serving financial advisors in Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, New Mexico and Texas. He most recently was regional VP of financial advisor partners at Sandy, Utah-based investment service 401GO. “Paul is a seasoned retirement plan industry professional with more than 20 years of experience helping financial advisors build high-performing, scalable retirement plan practices,” according to the bank. “He has deep expertise in advisor business development, strategic partnerships and delivering tailored retirement plan solutions.”