Bank of America (BOA) Merrill Lynch has named Brad Dubeck as the commercial real estate banking (CREB) executive for the N.Y. and N.J. markets. Dubeck succeeds Steve Kenny, who recently was named CREB east region executive. Dubeck reports to Kenny and manages teams that serve CREB clients across NYS and N.J. He previously was a senior client manager in the N.Y. and N.J. markets. "Brad's success in delivering for our clients and his understanding of our strategy have been key contributors to Bank of America Merrill Lynch's leadership in the commercial real estate industry," Kenny said. "His expertise and creativity will be instrumental in helping our company continue providing innovative and effective solutions for our clients." Dubeck joined Bank of America in 2005, serving as a relationship underwriter and CREB Credit Products officer before becoming a senior client manager. He has a Bachelor's degree in finance from Baylor University and Master of Business Administration in finance from New York University's Stern School of Business. In October 2013, Dubeck was named by Real Estate Forum as one of the publication's "Top 45 Under 40" outstanding young commercial real estate leaders. Commercial Real Estate Banking is part of Global Commercial Banking and works closely with other businesses within Bank of America Merrill Lynch to provide a broad set of financial solutions to professional real estate developers, REITs and Opportunity Funds nationwide. Bank of America Merrill Lynch extended $41.3 billion in commercial real estate loans in 2013.