The private bank of Bank of America has appointed Larry Bell as market executive for Houston, Texas, reporting to south region president John Taylor. In this role, Mr Bell will be responsible for leading the bank's efforts in delivering wealth management services and advice to wealthy individuals and families from offices in Houston and Galveston as well as New Orleans. Mr Bell has spent most of his career at Bank of America; before joining the private bank in 1990, he served in various roles within the bank's credit policy group and was a commercial banking relationship manager for five years. The private bank of Bank of America is part of Bank of America Global Wealth and Investment Management, with over 150 offices across the United States and nearly $172 billion in assets under management at 31 December 2006. This move follows the opening of a Houston office of Family Wealth Advisors, part of the BoA private bank. Senior wealth advisors David Creasey and Whitney Randolph will lead a team of bankers, wealth strategists and client service specialists.