Raul Anaya

President

Greater Los Angeles Bank of America Corp.

THE LATEST: Los Angeles continues to be a growth market for Bank of America's Commercial Banking segment, with the team expanding by nearly 20% over a two-year period. In addition to his role as president for BofA in greater Los Angeles, Anaya serves as the bank's Pacific Southwest Region executive for Commercial Banking, which encompasses California, Arizona, Nevada and Utah. Anaya will become board chairman of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce in January 2021.

BACKGROUND: Anaya helps set strategy for Bank of America's business lines and oversees more than 8,000 bank associates working in the region. Working with private and public companies, his teams of commercial bankers generate annual revenues ranging from $50 million to more than $2 billion. The bank's customers include companies in the consumer products, technology, entertainment, finance, and aerospace and defense industries. Anaya holds a BBA in finance from the University of Texas at Brownsville.

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