Bank of America named Kerri Schroeder Seattle market president. She will succeed Anthony DiBlasi, who will become the Merrill Lynch Wealth Management market executive for Greater Los Angeles.

Schroeder will work throughout the Puget Sound area to connect businesses, families and individuals to the banking and investment teams.

“Kerri’s knowledge of the Puget Sound region and leadership as market president will ensure we’re helping to make our customers’ and clients’ financial lives better, through the power of every connection we can make with them,” said Brian Moynihan, Bank of America CEO.

Schroeder is also the West Coast commercial credit executive for Global Commercial Banking and Business Banking for Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where she leads a team of commercial credit underwriters and underwriting managers covering clients with $10 million to $2 billion in revenues. She has held a variety of leadership positions serving commercial clients since joining the bank in 1999.

Bank of America also promoted Kim Vu to market executive. She will be responsible for managing the team that deploys Bank of America’s resources in the market to address social and economic concerns and build strong communities.

Vu has been with Bank of America for three years and previously served as Seattle market manager for Enterprise Business and Community Engagement.