HAMPTON ROADS MARKET PRESIDENT, BANK OF AMERICA; GREATER VIRGINIA MARKET EXECUTIVE, MERRILL LYNCH WEALTH MANAGEMENT, WILLIAMSBURG
Virginia Business //September 2, 2025//
HAMPTON ROADS MARKET PRESIDENT, BANK OF AMERICA; GREATER VIRGINIA MARKET EXECUTIVE, MERRILL LYNCH WEALTH MANAGEMENT, WILLIAMSBURG
Virginia Business //September 2, 2025//
Noel became president of Bank of America‘s Hampton Roads market in 2023. In this role, Noel leads 500 employees across eight business lines. Additionally, Noel continues to serve as Merrill Wealth Management market executive for Greater Virginia, a role he’s also held since 2023. Noel joined Merrill, Bank of America’s investment and wealth management division, in 2011 as a financial adviser.
A point guard for Courtland High School’s basketball team in his native Spotsylvania County, Noel made the game-winning shot in a 1999 regional semifinal against Prince William County’s Gar-Field High School. He also started as a wide receiver and defensive back on his high school football team and was a cornerback on Randolph-Macon College’s team.
Bank of America reported $27.1 billion in net income in 2024 and employs 213,000 people globally.
MOST VALUED POSSESSION: Time with family
FAVORITE TEAM: Dallas Cowboys
WHAT I DO FOR FUN: Golf, Texas hold ’em