Bank of America has announced that Chip McLeod, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management senior resident director, has been named president of upstate South Carolina. He succeeds Stacy Brandon, who led the market for more than 10 years and retired from the company after 39 years.
As president and head of the market, McLeod will connect clients, teammates and communities to the full power of the franchise and drive collaboration across the company's eight lines of business. He will lead Bank of America's efforts to grow market share in the Upstate by building strong local connections and identifying opportunities to deepen and expand relationships.
McLeod has more than three decades of experience in wealth management and financial services. He joined Merrill in 2007 and leads its work in Spartanburg, S.C., overseeing 14 associates.
McLeod is active in communities across South Carolina. Governor Hodges appointed him to the Council of Advisors on Consumer Credit in 2001, an
