Bank of America chief executive Brian Moynihan named a new leadership team in what looks like the start of a horserace to find his successor — but the bank boss also signaled he’d like to keep his job until 2030.

In a Monday announcement, the 65-year-old Moynihan said that he had appointed Dean Athanasia, head of regional banking, and Jim DeMare, head of global markets, as group co-presidents.

Chief financial officer Alastair Borthwick has also been promoted to the role of executive vice-president, a statement from the BofA CEO said, adding that he would serve as “a strategic advisor” to the bank’s management team.

The shakeup will be seen as part of succession planning by the Charlotte-based lender, despite Moynihan vowing to stay in the top job until 2030. Christopher Sadowski

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