BOA said that Anaya will serve as the company’s enterprise leader in Los Angeles and will also be responsible to deliver a wide array of global financial services capabilities to individuals and businesses in the region.

Anaya will also oversee corporate social responsibility activities such as philanthropic giving, community development lending and investing, environmental initiatives, diversity efforts, arts and culture projects, and employee volunteerism, said BOA.

BOA California State president Janet Lamkin said Raul will leverage the company’s vast talent and resources across the region to create opportunities for customers, clients and the communities it serves.

Additionally, Anaya will spearhead as the market executive of the Global Commercial Banking (GCB) for Greater Los Angeles, and will lead the team which caters commercial banking services and products to companies with annual revenues from $50m to over $2bn.

Anaya joined Bank of America in 1989 and worked in several GCB leadership positions before moving to Los Angeles in 2005.

Bank of America serves nearly 57 million consumers and small business with approximately 5,700 retail banking offices and operating 17,250 ATMs and its online banking operations has 30 million active users.