Center for Real Estate board chair earns key promotion at Bank of America

Ron Curtis, the chair of the advisory boardfor the Center for Real Estate at UNC Charlotte, has been promoted to president of commercial real estate banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Mr. Curtis most recently served as the commercial real estate executive for the east division. In his new position, he will be responsible for a national team serving the real estate development and investment sector.

In addition to his service on the Center for Real Estate advisory board, Mr. Curtis was a member of the campaign committee for the center's highly successful $4.4 million fundraising effort undertaken in 2007-08.