Unexceptional expectations.

• Position: Charlotte

6 Charlotte-based Bank of America Corp. CEO Brian Moynihan's place on Ragan's PR Daily's list of the 10 worst communicators of 2011, a group that included actor Charlie Sheen and former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner. Moynihan--whom BofA employees call "The Mumbler" behind his back, according to Bloomberg Businessweek--sits behind Texas Gov. Rick Perry on the list.

Some Charlotte CEOs, along with the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, predicted moderate gross...