Bank of America Hires Jill Gregory to Lead Company's NASCAR Marketing Efforts

CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 6 -- Bank of America, one of the world's largest financial institutions, today announced that Jill Gregory has joined the company as Senior Vice President and Strategic Marketing Executive for the bank's NASCAR sponsorship programs. In this new role, Gregory will oversee strategy and activation development for the company's expansive motorsports sponsorship platform, which includes title sponsorship of the Bank of America 500 and the Neighborhood Excellence 400 presented by Bank of America, as well as sponsorships at 10 tracks throughout the country.

As part of the company's Global Marketing and Corporate Affairs organization, Gregory will be based in Charlotte, and will report to Ray Bednar, Senior Vice President and Sports Sponsorship Executive who leads strategy and activation development for the company's sports sponsorship portfolio. Gregory joins Bank of America after serving most recently as Director of Sponsorships and Sports Marketing at Sprint Nextel. In that capacity, she was responsible for developing and managing marketing and sales programs to support the company's title sponsorship of the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series, NASCAR's premier racing series. Prior to that, Gregory served in marketing leadership roles with GMR Marketing and Texaco.

"Jill has a wealth of experience in the NASCAR space, and is well- respected by the racing industry's leaders, teams and agencies," said Bednar. "She will be instrumental in developing and executing a well-integrated strategy that drives solid business results from our NASCAR platform and creates exciting and unique experiences for our many customers who are racing fans."

Gregory is a graduate of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, and resides in Huntersville, North Carolina.

Bank of America is a leading financial partner, advisor and sponsor across all major sports. As a world-class financial institution with a dedicated Sports Finance and Advisory team, the company helps owners, leagues and franchises address their full range of needs -- from financing stadiums to redesigning their capital structure. As a sports marketing leader, Bank of America is proud to be the Official Bank of Baseball(TM) and an Official Sponsor of the 2006-2008 U.S. Olympic Teams, and to support an expansive nationwide sponsorship portfolio that includes professional golf, football and motorsports.

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