1. The governor shall appoint, subject to confirmation by the senate, a superintendent of banking. The appointee shall be selected solely with regard to qualification and fitness to discharge the duties of office, and a person shall not be appointed who has not had at least five years’ experience as an executive officer in a bank. The superintendent shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. 2. The superintendent shall receive a salary set by the governor within a range established by section 8A.461 . [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 9130, 9131; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §524.1, 524.2; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §524.201 ] 95 Acts, ch 148, §8 ; 2004 Acts, ch 1141, §2 ; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2739 ; 2024 Acts, ch 1182, §165, 168 Referred to in §524.211 , 535D.3 , 546.3 Confirmation, see §2.32