Bank of America鈥檚 Brumley 2018 Business Leader of the Year
As market president, Brumley serves as Bank of America鈥檚 enterprise leader in Palm Beach County, working across the region to connect Bank of America鈥檚 business lines to deliver integrated financial services to individuals, families and businesses. She also leads Bank of America鈥檚 corporate social responsibility work in the region, which leverages the capabilities of the company to help partners, people, communities and a broad client and customer base more effectively address a wide range of issues.
91制片厂鈥檚 College of Business will host聽the 27th annual Business Leader of the Year breakfast on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019 at 8 a.m., at the Boca Raton Resort & Club, 501 East Camino Real, in Boca Raton. This year鈥檚 program celebrates the accomplishments of Fabiola 鈥淔ab鈥 Brumley, Bank of America鈥檚 market president in Palm Beach County.
鈥淔ab Brumley鈥檚 accomplishments as a business leader in our community and across her seven-state southeast region have been exceptional,鈥 said Daniel Gropper, Ph.D., dean of 91制片厂鈥檚 College of Business. 鈥淪he exemplifies characteristics we want our students to learn from and model in their careers 鈥 integrity, intelligence, work ethic and humility. Her leadership has been recognized by many others, including most recently as an Ultimate CEO by the South Florida Business Journal, and we are pleased to recognize her as our 91制片厂 Business Leader of the Year.鈥
As market president, Brumley serves as Bank of America鈥檚 enterprise leader in Palm Beach County, working across the region to connect Bank of America鈥檚 business lines to deliver integrated financial services to individuals, families and businesses. She also leads Bank of America鈥檚 corporate social responsibility work in the region, which leverages the capabilities of the company to help partners, people, communities and a broad client and customer base more effectively address a wide range of issues.
In addition to her market president role, Brumley is the Southeast Region Business Banking executive for Bank of America Merrill Lynch, responsible for a seven-state region in the southeastern U.S. Business Banking serving small to mid-sized U.S. companies with $5 million to $50 million in annual revenues. 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 also held the position of Palm Beach County president since April 2007.
Brumley is a member of the executive committee and past chair of the Business Development Board of Palm Beach County, and also holds positions on the executive board of the Economic Council of Palm Beach County, on the Board of Directors of the United Way of Palm Beach County, and on the Board and Executive Committee of the Florida Bankers Association.聽 Brumley leads the Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML) committee for the FBA, and also served as a member and chair of the Governing Board of West Boca Raton Medical Center, as a member and chair of the Board of the Palm Beach Black Business Investment Corporation, and held board positions with the Executive Board of the Gulfstream Boy Scouts of America, the Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches and the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce. She is a member of Bank of America鈥檚 Global Diversity & Inclusion Council, Women鈥檚 Exchange and is the co-executive sponsor of the Asian Leadership Network and former executive sponsor of the South Florida Chapter of LGBT. She has served as a Bank of America Global Ambassador for emerging women leaders in Brazil, a program in partnership with Vital Voices.
Brumley earned a Master of Business Administration degree and a bachelor鈥檚 degree in accounting from 91制片厂鈥檚 College of Business. She also holds a Six Sigma Green Belt certification.
Sponsorships for the event are available, including a corporate table and event admission at the Boca Raton Resort & Club. A portion of the sponsorship dollars raised from the Business Leader of the Year event will provide scholarships to 91制片厂 students.聽These awards are granted to students enrolled in the College of Business at 91制片厂 who have strong academic achievement and demonstrate leadership qualities.
Since 1991, 91制片厂鈥檚 College of Business has presented the Business Leader of the Year award, honoring the work of outstanding contributors to the overall business climate of the southeast region of Florida and the state.聽Brumley joins other honored recipients of the award, including Colin Brown, Heiko Dobrikow, Naren Gursahaney, Jeff Stoops, Jordan Zimmerman, Wayne Huizenga, Jim Robo, Mike Jackson, Ronald Assaf, Alexander Dreyfoos, Jim Moran, Carl DeSantis, Pat Moran, Jeb Bush, and Alan Levan.
To purchase tickets, go to . For more information, contact Tonya May at 561-297-4732 or tmay@fau.edu.
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