COMPANY

Massachusetts Bank (founded 1794 by John Hancock et al.) merged with First National Bank of Boston, becoming eventually the Bank of Boston. Merged with BayBank to become BankBoston (1995/96), then with Fleet Financial Group (1999), forming Fleet Boston. In 2004 Fleet Boston was acquired by Bank of America.

Official Website:
http://www.fleet.com/

Industry:
Banking

Ticker:
(defunct)

Corporate headquarters:
Boston, MA

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Charles K. Gifford	Business	8-Nov-1942		Bank of America Chairman, 2004-05
John P. Hamill	Business	c. 1941		Sovereign Bank New England
Eileen S. Kraus	Business	c. 1938		Connecticut National Bank
Robert C. Lamb, Jr.	Business	c. 1955		Tercet Capital
Peter J. Manning	Business	c. 1939		Fleet Boston
Brian T. Moynihan	Business	9-Oct-1959		CEO, Bank of America
Terrence Murray	Business	c. 1939		CEO of FleetBoston
H. Jay Sarles	Business	c. 1945		Vice Chairman of Fleet Boston, 1999-2004
Joseph W. Saunders	Business	c. 1945		CEO of Visa
M. Anne Szostak	Business	c. 1950		Former Executive, Fleet Boston

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
William Barnet III	Business	27-Aug-1942		CEO of William Barnet & Son, 1976-2000
Daniel P. Burnham	Business	1946		CEO of Raytheon, 1998-2003
John T. Collins	Business	c. 1947		CEO of The Collins Group
Charles K. Gifford	Business	8-Nov-1942		Bank of America Chairman, 2004-05
Marian L. Heard	Business	c. 1940		Oxen Hill Partners
Thomas J. May	Business	c. 1947		CEO of NSTAR
Donald F. McHenry	Diplomat	13-Oct-1936		US Ambassador to the UN, 1979-81
Ruth R. McMullin	Business	c. 1943		CEO of John Wiley & Sons, 1989-90
Terrence Murray	Business	c. 1939		CEO of FleetBoston
John W. Rowe	Business	c. 1945		President and CEO of Exelon
Thomas M. Ryan	Business	1953		CEO of CVS Caremark

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