(1) The commissioner shall designate an examiner as chief examiner, who shall be sufficiently qualified by training and experience in financial institutions or as an employee of a state or federal agency having supervision of financial institutions to perform the duties of the office.

(2) The chief examiner shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner. If the office of commissioner is vacant, or in the absence, recusal, or disability of the commissioner, the chief examiner shall exercise all of the powers of the commissioner, except those powers the commissioner otherwise delegates or reserves during a period of absence or recusal. The chief examiner shall assist, advise, and perform administrative duties as directed by the commissioner and may also act as a supervisor.