Faced with battered fortunes, irate shareholders of Bank of America (BofA) voted to oust the banking major's Chairman Kenneth D Lewis, just hours after the annual meeting yesterday.
Over 50 per cent of shareholders voted for the proposal of having an independent board Chairman for BofA, the bank said in a statement.
Lewis had come under severe criticism for many of the troubles at BofA forcing the company to seek two Federal bailouts.
"Walter E Massey was elected as Chairman. Kenneth D Lewis will be President and Chief Executive Officer. The board unanimously expressed its support for Lewis to continue in that role," BofA said in a statement.
Even though, Lewis received more than 67 per cent votes, the disenchantment with the person who steered BofA into the top league was visible as nearly 33 per cent shareholders voted against him.
Rattled by the financial turmoil, BofA has already received two lifelines from the US government.
For the first quarter, BofA reported robust results and profits stood at $4.2 billion. However, the entity has warned of deteriorating credit conditions that could affect its performance in the coming months.