OREANDA-NEWS. Bank of America today announced that Linda Stanley will succeed Hill Ewald as market president, serving as the company’s enterprise leader in Charlottesville. Ewald is transitioning to a private client advisor role within U.S. Trust and will continue to be engaged with the local market team and Charlottesville community.

As market president, Stanley will work across Charlottesville and Albemarle, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene and Nelson counties to connect Bank of America’s business lines to deliver integrated financial services to individuals, families and businesses. She also will lead Bank of America’s corporate social responsibility work in the market, which leverages the unmatched capabilities of the company to help partners, people, communities, and a broad client and customer base more effectively address a wide range of issues.

"Linda’s demonstrated leadership and banking expertise over the past 30 years will ensure we’re helping make our customers’ and clients’ financial lives better, through the power of every connection we can make with them,” said Brian Moynihan, chief executive officer, Bank of America.

In addition to her responsibilities as market president, Stanley is Business Banking market executive for Virginia. Business Banking provides integrated financial advice and services – including credit, treasury and merchant services – to small and midsized U.S. companies with annual revenues of $5 million to $50 million.

Beginning her career at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Stanley has been in banking for 30 years, the majority of which have centered on the specialized industries of energy, power and utilities.

Stanley has been an active community leader throughout her career. In previous roles, she served on the boards of the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce and the Charlotte Regional Partnership. She has been a supporter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, American Red Cross, Epilepsy Foundation, and Junior League.

Stanley has dual bachelor’s degrees in finance and marketing from the University of South Carolina and attended the master's of business administration program at Georgia State University.

Last year, Bank of America employees of Charlottesville volunteered more than 2,598 hours to local nonprofits, and the company’s philanthropic giving helped local organizations develop and grow, including those that provide basic human services such as hunger relief, housing assistance and workforce development. The company’s philanthropic support included Blue Ridge Area Food Bank, Habitat for Humanity, Piedmont Housing Alliance, Inc., United Way-Thomas Jefferson Area, Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Virginia, and the University of Virginia.

Bank of America

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