Associated Banc-Corp (NASDAQ: ASBC) announced on September 30 the appointment of Tammy Stadler to corporate controller.

Stadler is responsible for the corporation’s financial information and ensuring the compliance of accounting principles, legal accounting requirements and specific industry accounting practices. She joined Associated in 1996 as the corporate tax director.

“Tammy joined Associated when the bank had just $4 billion in assets,” said Christopher Del Moral-Niles, CFA, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Associated Banc-Corp. “She has been an integral member of the Finance team as the company grew to its current $24 billion in assets and we are proud to now have her as our new corporate controller.”

Prior to joining Associated, Stadler held various public accounting and corporate positions, including roles with Coopers & Lybrand, Deloitte & Touche, the Fort Howard Paper Company, and Air Wisconsin.

A Certified Public Accountant, Stadler holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Wisconsin – Madison and a Master’s of Business Taxation from the University of Minnesota –Twin Cities.

Stadler succeeds Bryan McKeag as he joins Heartland Financial in Dubuque, Iowa, as their new CFO.