BofA Execs Find Home in Newport Beach

 Orange County has become a hot spot for high-ranking executives covering the West Coast for Charlotte, N.C.-based Bank of America Corp.  
At least 15 executives with regional responsibilities at the nearly $300 billion-valued banking giant (NYSE: BAC) work out of Orange County offices, most notably its suite of floors at Newport Center.
Among those executives are:
• Allen Staff, often the lead spokesman for the bank in Orange County, oversees 5,000 employees in Orange County. He’s also in charge of the Commercial Real Estate Banking Market in the bank’s west and central regions.
• Mark Benson, Managing Director, is the West Division Executive for Bank of America Private Bank. He leads the overall effort to serve the wealth management needs of high-net worth individuals and families in the western U.S. and also leads Sales Performance for the Private Bank.
• Jennifer Gallagher is the Global Commercial Banking Market Executive for the Southern California market, leading a team of bankers in Orange County and San Diego. She and her team serve companies with annual revenues of $50 million to $2 billion.
• Mike Shihad, California Division Performance Executive for Consumer Retail, responsible for performance oversight of 870 BofA financial centers that serve needs of 12 million clients with $300 billion in assets and liabilities.
• Mark Sederquist, California Division Executive Consumer Banking & Investments, oversees operations of 870 Bank of America financial centers and approximately 8,000 employees throughout California.
• Maz Yafeh, West Coast Managing Director Global Banking, leads BofA Securities’ West Coast Emerging Growth & Regional Coverage. He is responsible for delivering BofA’s investment banking products to emerging growth and mid-cap private and public clients in the region.