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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Bank of America (BAC)

Bank of America Adds Jim Fitterling and Bill Thomas to Board, Expanding It to 14 Directors

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 leadership

Bank of America's board increased its size from 12 to 14 directors and appointed James Fitterling, former CEO of Dow Inc., and William Thomas, former global chairman and CEO of KPMG International, effective October 21, 2026. The filing describes routine board refreshment, with the new directors compensated under the existing non-employee director program.

Key points

  • Board expanded from 12 to 14 directors; Fitterling and Thomas appointed effective October 21, 2026
  • Fitterling joins the Enterprise Risk Committee and Compensation and Human Capital Committee; Thomas joins the Audit Committee and Corporate Governance Committee
  • Both will receive restricted stock and cash awards on October 21, 2026, prorated to the next annual shareholders' meeting

The filing

CompanyBank of America (BAC)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 21, 2026, 5:07 PM ET
Accession number0000070858-26-000494

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 7, 2026, 11:17 PM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only.

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