Dec. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Bank of America Corp., the second- largest U.S. lender by assets, named John Bottega to be chief data officer, overseeing the firm’s data-management strategy, policy and governance.

He will be based in New York and report to Marc Gordon, the company’s enterprise chief information officer, the Charlotte, North Carolina-based bank said today in a statement.

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