CIBC Bank
Mark Melendes joined CIBC Bank in 2008 and leads a team of eight professionals that focus on providing financial services to companies in the security and medical alert industries. Mark is one of the life safety industry’s most experienced lenders, providing credit solutions for over 100 companies, including growth capital, acquisition, recapitalization and ESOP financing. Mark joined CIBC after having played a critical role in the growth of LaSalle Bank’s Security Lending Group, where he spent seven years handling all facets of client relationships and business development. Mark began his banking career at Bank of America, where he specialized in middle market and asset-based finance. Mark has a finance degree from the DePaul University Driehaus College of Business and earned his M.B.A. from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business. Mark is a board member of the DePaul University Finance Advisory Board and The Chicago Children’s Theatre.