---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000070858-25-000147"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BAC"
cik: "0000070858"
company_name: "BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/"
filed_at: "2025-02-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T00:39:47.637291+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Bank of America replaces CAO: Rudolf Bless departs, Johnbull Okpara appointed effective March 1, 2025

## Summary
- Rudolf A. Bless will step down as Chief Accounting Officer effective March 1, 2025; will remain to assist with transition.
- Johnbull Okpara (53) appointed CAO effective March 1, 2025; previously CAO and Controller of Citigroup (Nov 2020–Sep 2024) and MD at Morgan Stanley.
- Okpara receives $600K annual salary plus incentive award of at least $5.4M for 2025, subject to compensation committee approval.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000070858-25-000147
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BAC
- cik: 0000070858
- company_name: BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/
- filed_at: 2025-02-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/70858/000007085825000147/0000070858-25-000147-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/70858/000007085825000147/bac-20250225.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000070858-25-000147.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000070858-25-000147.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Rudolf A. Bless departed as Chief Accounting Officer at BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/.
  - Action: will no longer serve
  - Role: Chief Accounting Officer
  source text: Effective March 1, 2025, Rudolf A. Bless, will no longer serve as the Bank of America Corporation (the “Corporation”) Chief Accounting Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/70858/000007085825000147/0000070858-25-000147-index.htm
- Executive change
  Johnbull Okpara was appointed as Chief Accounting Officer at BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Accounting Officer
  source text: On February 25, 2025, Johnbull Okpara (53) was appointed the Corporation’s Chief Accounting Officer, effective March 1, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/70858/000007085825000147/0000070858-25-000147-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.