ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Bank of America on Tuesday announced that Jeff Adams will succeed John Pitton as its Rochester market president, effective July 1.
After serving eight years as market president, Pitton will focus full-time on serving U.S. Trust clients.
In addition to his new role as market president, leading Bank of America’s banking teams in the region, Adams is the Merrill Lynch market executive of Western New York, encompassing the Rochester, Greater Buffalo, Williamsville, Batavia, and Jamestown offices, the bank said in a news release. Adams has been in New York state since 2009, after previously holding leadership positions in North Carolina, Georgia, and South Carolina.
Adams is a graduate of Mississippi State University with a bachelor’s degree in marketing.
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