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Get filing alertsByline Bancorp announces retirements of two executives and three appointments effective Jan 1, 2027
Filed October 8, 2026 · Period ending October 8, 2026 · ~1 min read
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Brogan Ptacin, Head of Commercial Banking and named executive officer, will retire effective Dec 31, 2026, and remain in a non-executive advisory role.
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Mark Fucinato, Chief Credit Officer, will retire effective Dec 31, 2026, and remain in a non-executive advisory role.
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Sean H. McGuire, currently Commercial Banking Group Head, will become Chief Commercial Banking Officer, a newly created role, effective Jan 1, 2027.
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Scott Hawthorne, currently Deputy Chief Credit Officer, will succeed Fucinato as Chief Credit Officer effective Jan 1, 2027.
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Darrin Bacon has been named Executive Vice President and Head of Commercial Banking, effective Jan 1, 2027.
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Summary
Byline Bancorp announced a planned leadership transition effective January 1, 2027. Two senior executives—Brogan Ptacin, Head of Commercial Banking, and Mark Fucinato, Chief Credit Officer—will retire at the end of 2026 after a combined 25 years of service. Both will remain with the bank in non-executive, part-time advisory roles to support an orderly transition. The bank has named successors from within: Sean H.
McGuire will take on the newly created Chief Commercial Banking Officer role, Scott Hawthorne will become Chief Credit Officer, and Darrin Bacon will become Head of Commercial Banking. These appointments are part of the bank's ongoing succession planning process. For retail investors, this is a routine governance matter with no immediate red flags.
The company is executing a planned succession with internal candidates, which typically signals continuity. The new Chief Commercial Banking Officer role carries an expanded mandate, but the filing does not indicate any strategic shift or financial impact.
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Event · Item 5.02 — Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Compensation
Byline Bancorp announces retirements of two executives and appointments of successors effective Jan 1, 2027.
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the Company and the Bank appointed Scott Hawthorne, age 46, to succeed Mr. Fucinato as Chief Credit Officer, to be effective January 1, 2027.
Scott Hawthorne, currently Deputy Chief Credit Officer, will succeed Mark Fucinato as Chief Credit Officer. He has prior credit leadership experience at Fifth Third Bank and MB Financial Bank.
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Byline Bancorp announces three executive appointments and two retirements as part of succession planning, effective Jan 1, 2027.
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Sean H. McGuire has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Banking Officer, Scott E. Hawthorne has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer, and Darrin Bacon has been named Executive Vice President and Head of Commercial Banking, all effective January 1, 2027.
The company announced three executive leadership appointments effective January 1, 2027. Sean H. McGuire becomes Chief Commercial Banking Officer, Scott E. Hawthorne becomes Chief Credit Officer, and Darrin Bacon becomes Head of Commercial Banking. These appointments are part of the bank's ongoing succession planning process.
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The appointments coincide with the planned retirements of Brogan Ptacin, Executive Vice President and Head of Commercial Banking, and Mark Fucinato, Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer, effective December 31, 2026, after a combined 25 years of service to the Bank.
Two senior executives are retiring effective December 31, 2026. Brogan Ptacin, Head of Commercial Banking, and Mark Fucinato, Chief Credit Officer, will retire after a combined 25 years of service. Both will remain with the bank in non-executive, part-time advisory roles to support an orderly transition.
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The Chief Commercial Banking Officer role is a newly created position carrying an expanded mandate across the Bank’s commercial banking platform.
The Chief Commercial Banking Officer position is newly created and carries an expanded mandate across the commercial banking platform. Sean H. McGuire, who has more than 35 years of commercial banking experience, will lead this expanded organization and join the bank's executive leadership team, reporting to the President and CEO.
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Scott Hawthorne, currently Senior Vice President – Deputy Chief Credit Officer, has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer, effective January 1, 2027.
Scott Hawthorne, who has served as Deputy Chief Credit Officer since August 2026 and joined Byline as a Senior Credit Officer in 2023, will become Chief Credit Officer. He has more than 20 years of banking and credit experience and will oversee credit administration, underwriting, portfolio risk management, and special assets.
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Byline Bank has approximately $9.9 billion in assets and operates 44 branch locations throughout the Chicago and Milwaukee metropolitan areas.
The press release provides context on the company's size and footprint. Byline Bank has approximately $9.9 billion in assets and operates 44 branches in the Chicago and Milwaukee metropolitan areas. This background helps investors understand the scale of the organization undergoing these leadership changes.
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