Donald J. Gibson Jr. joined Byline Bancorp as executive vice president and general counsel. Gibson most recently served as general counsel for MB Financial Bank.

“We are very pleased to add an executive of Don’s caliber to our management team,” said Alberto Paracchini, president and CEO of Byline Bancorp. “Don has exceptional experience as both in-house and outside counsel to regional and community banks. His knowledge of the Chicago market, regulatory expertise, and extensive experience advising financial institutions on commercial banking and strategic acquisitions will be extremely valuable to our efforts to continue prudently managing the growth of Byline Bancorp.”

Prior to his time at MB Financial, Gibson was a partner at Chicago-based McGuireWoods, where he chaired the firm’s community banking industry team. Before McGuireWoods, he was a partner at Ross & Hardies, was a founding partner of Tatooles, Foley, Kluever & Gibson, and served as general counsel and assistant general counsel at Boulevard Bancorp.

Headquartered in Chicago, Byline Bancorp, is the parent company for Byline Bank, a full-service commercial bank serving small- and medium-sized businesses, financial sponsors, and consumers. Byline Bank has approximately $5.3 billion in assets and operates more than 60 branch locations throughout the Chicago and Milwaukee metropolitan areas.