GetFileAttachmentBank of America Merrill Lynch has announced that it has named Luke Millikin as senior vice president and senior client manager, serving in the Restaurant Group, providing financial solutions to franchisees and operating companies nationwide with an emphasis on the West Coast. His role is part of Global Commercial Banking, and he will be based in Phoenix.

Mr. Millikin joins the bank from GE Capital, where he most recently served as a managing director, leading its national coverage of chain restaurants.  He spent the majority of his career in the GE Franchise Finance group after completing the two-year GE Capital Financial Management Program.

Mr. Millikin is a CFA Charterholder and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in finance, Summa Cum Laude, from the W.P. Carey School of Business and the Barrett Honors College at Arizona State University.  He also served in the United States Army, 1st Infantry Division, as a health care specialist, where he achieved the rank of Sergeant in 2004.