Bank of America’s Brumley honored as FAU’s Business Leader of the Year
Bank of America’s market president in Palm Beach County, Fabiola Brumley, is receiving top honors from Florida Atlantic University.
The university on Monday announced Brumley has been named the 2018 Business Leader of the Year.
The award is scheduled to be presented at the university’s 27th annual Business Leader of the Year breakfast on Jan. 30 at the Boca Raton Resort & Club, 501 E. Camino Real.
Brumley also is the Southeast Region Business Banking executive for Bank of America Merrill Lynch, responsible for a sevenstate region.
“Fab Brumley’s accomplishments as a business leader in our community and across her seven-state southeast region have been exceptional,” said Daniel Gropper, dean of FAU’s College of Business. “She exemplifies characteristics we want our students to learn from and model in their careers — integrity, intelligence, work ethic and humility.”
Since beginning her career in 1982, Brumley has served in a variety of roles, including controller, chief financial officer, commercial lender, client manager, market manager and market executive. She has held the position of Palm Beach County president since April 2007.
She is past chair of the Business Development Board of Palm Beach County, and also holds board positions on the Economic Council of Palm Beach County, United Way of Palm Beach County, and the Florida Bankers Association.