New local market president named at Bank of America

SYRACUSE — Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) named a new Syracuse market president today.

Michael Brunner will work with company leaders throughout the region in his new role. He also leads the Central New York commercial banking team for Bank of America. He succeeds Mark Cuppernull, who is now based in North Carolina as a senior vice president and business banking senior client manager.

Brunner will also oversee corporate social responsibility activities including philanthropy, community development lending and investing, environmental initiatives, diversity efforts, arts and culture projects, and employee volunteerism, according to the bank. He serves on the bank’s northeast middle market executive council.

“Mike has an intimate understanding of the Central New York business community thanks to nearly three decades spent serving clients in the region,” Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan said in a news release. “He also has a history of civic leadership at the local level, which is a critical part of this role.”

Brunner earned his bachelor’s degree from Hamilton College and a master’s degree in business administration from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Bank of America has more than $2.1 trillion in assets and 5,500 branches around the country.

The bank is sixth in the Syracuse metro area deposit market with 16 branches, $716.9 million in deposits, and deposit market share of 6.7 percent, according to the latest statistics from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Bank of America is number three in the Utica-Rome metro area with 11 branches, $411.5 million in deposits, and a market share of 11.1 percent.

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