Gay Smith promoted to Tyler market president

Gay Smith

Bank of America Texas President Walter Elcock announced today that Gay Smith has been named market president for Tyler.

As market president, Smith will be the senior executive for business, civic and philanthropic activities for Bank of America in Tyler. Along with members of the Texas leadership team, she will facilitate 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.

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

Smith will continue to serve as a client manager for The Private Bank of Bank of America. In this role, she is responsible for delivering an array of wealth management services and advice to high net worth clients in the market.

With more than 20 years of experience in the banking business in Tyler, Smith joined Bank of America in 2006. She holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Texas at Tyler and a graduate degree from the Southwestern Graduate School of Banking at Southern Methodist University. Smith lives in Whitehouse with her husband Scotty, and their three children.

Smith devotes a great deal of her free time to charitable and civic activities. She currently serves on the boards of the East Texas Symphony League, the Smith County Food and Shelter Organization and the Tyler Junior College Alumni Association. She is also active in the Junior League and President of the Whitehouse High School Drill Team Booster Club. Her past community service includes United Way of Tyler and Smith County, Tyler Chamber of Commerce, the American Cancer Society and Habitat for Humanity.

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 56 million consumer and small business relation- ships with more than 5,700 retail banking offices, more than 17,000 ATMs and award-winning online banking with nearly 22 million active users.