Bernard T. Bartilad was promoted from first vice president to senior vice president in Commercial Banking at MB Financial Bank. A seasoned member of the banking community for more than two decades, Bartilad has spent the last 14 years at MB serving privately-owned, middle-market companies. He also heads MB’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) initiative, set up to strategically expand MB’s visibility and involvement in the LGBT community.

Bartilad has worked with various non-profit organizations in their capital expansion initiatives through tax exempt bond financing. His clients are involved in manufacturing, transportation and logistics, food distribution, assembly, healthcare, property management, social services and education.

MB Financial Bank is a locally-operated financial institution that has been delivering competitive personalized service for more than 100 years to businesses and individuals who live and work in the Chicago metropolitan area.