Bank of America Names Michael Homeyer Springfield Market President

SPRINGFIELD, Mo., May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Bank of America Missouri President Patricia Mercurio today announced that Michael Homeyer, 35, has been named market president for Springfield.

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As market president, Homeyer will provide business, civic and philanthropic leadership for Bank of America in Springfield and the surrounding area. He will work to strengthen communication and integration among the company's local business lines and strive to continuously improve customer experience, grow revenue in the region and represent Bank of America in the community.

"Michael Homeyer is an experienced banker who will be an effective champion for business growth, community investment and neighborhood vitality in Springfield," said Mercurio. "Springfield is a key market for Bank of America and we are fortunate to have such a strong, proven leader like Michael heading our team locally."

Homeyer succeeds Rob Bratcher, who is relocating to Houston, TX with Bank of America.

"We thank Rob for his outstanding leadership as Springfield market president and his dedication to meeting customer and community needs during his time here," said Mercurio. "Rob established a strong reputation in the community and will certainly be missed by everyone who worked with him."

In addition to his duties as Springfield market president, Homeyer serves as senior client manager for Commercial Banking in the Southwest Missouri region. In this role, Homeyer is responsible for seamlessly delivering comprehensive financial solutions and industry expertise to general industries clients with annual revenues of $20 million to $2 billion.

Homeyer is chairman of the Pathfinder District (Greene, Christian and Webster counties) of the Boy Scouts of America and treasurer of the James River Basin Partnership. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Springfield Finance and Development Corporation and a member of Drury University's SIFE advisory board. At Bank of America, he has served as coordinator for the Springfield United Way campaign for the past two years.

Homeyer first joined Bank of America in 2003. He received an undergraduate degree from Drury University and an MBA from St. Louis University. Prior to joining Bank of America, Homeyer provided leveraged acquisition financing for large corporate clients across the U.S.

Homeyer currently resides in Springfield with his wife, Angie, and their three children. When he is not spending time with his family, Homeyer enjoys fishing for trout and smallmouth bass and playing tennis or golf.

Bank of America

Bank of America is one of the world's largest financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small and middle market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk-management products and services. The company provides unmatched convenience in the United States, serving more than 54 million consumer and small business relationships with more than 5,700 retail banking offices, more than 16,700 ATMs and award-winning online banking with more than 19 million active users. Bank of America is the No. 1 overall Small Business Administration (SBA) lender in the United States and the No. 1 SBA lender to minority-owned small businesses. The company serves clients in 175 countries and has relationships with 98 percent of the U.S. Fortune 500 companies and 79 percent of the Global Fortune 500. Bank of America Corporation stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

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