Bank of America Corp., the second-largest U.S. bank, said it hired Emilio Romano, formerly of NBCUniversal LLC’s Telemundo, as chief executive officer for Mexico.

Romano, 49, will start Oct. 20 and replace Tito Vidaurri, who transfers to the U.S., Alexandre Bettamio, BofA’s president and CEO for Latin America, said in an emailed statement. Romano, the Telemundo network’s president from 2011 to 2013, will report to Bettamio.