Bank of America Names Crabtree President of Sarasota-Manatee

Jeff Crabtree will lead Bank of America's Sarasota and Manatee counties operations as the new regional president, the bank announced. Crabtree, who has spent 15 years with Bank of America in consumer banking and merchant services, replaces Stephenie Whitfield, who took a position with the bank in Georgia.

Crabtree will oversee the bank's 31 local locations while continuing as Consumer Banking Region Executive for Florida. He will report to CEO Brian Moynihan.

Bank of America operates more than 3,500 retail financial centers nationwide. The bank extended $246 million in commercial loans and $143 million in small-business loans in Sarasota and Manatee counties during the second quarter of 2026, serving more than 400 employees across the two counties.