FREDONIA, Wis - March 5, 2013 - Amy Luft has been hired as the bank manager for the Associated Bank located at 211 N. Highland Drive, Fredonia. In this role she is responsible for managing the overall operations of the branch while directing activities to help maintain and develop business and consumer relationships. Luft was previously employed by HCPro of Boston as a sales representative for the past 15 years. She began her professional career at Valley United Bank in Sheboygan where she was a teller supervisor and personal banker for eight year. Luft is a resident of Grafton and holds an associate degree in business management from Milwaukee Area Technical College.

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Associated Banc-Corp (NASDAQ: ASBC) has total assets of $23 billion and is one of the top 50, publicly traded, U.S. bank holding companies. Headquartered in Green Bay, Wis., Associated is a leading Midwest banking franchise, offering a full range of financial products and services through approximately 240 banking locations serving more than 150 communities throughout Wisconsin, Illinois and Minnesota, and commercial financial services in Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio and Texas. Associated Bank, N.A. is an Equal Housing Lender, Equal Opportunity Lender and Member FDIC. More information about Associated Banc-Corp is available at www.associatedbank.com.

Contact: Jennifer Kaminski
Vice President
Public Relations Manager
920-431-8894 PHONE
920-360-5914 CELL
Jennifer.kaminski@associatedbank.com