Associated Banc-Corp adds to its Green Bay area team

Associated Banc-Corp adds to its Green Bay area team

GREEN BAY, WIS. - February 21, 2012 - Associated Banc-Corp continues to grow with the hiring of four new leaders in the Green Bay area.
        
Christopher Dunn has been hired as senior vice president, asset/liability and capital planning director in Associated's finance department, and a member of the corporate treasury team. In this role he is responsible for overseeing the bank's corporate interest rate risk management and capital management. He brings more than 25 years of banking and risk management experience to Associated, most recently holding the position of director of client management at Quantitative Risk Management in Chicago. Dunn holds a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley and a master's of business administration degree from the University of Chicago.

Tim Henke has joined Associated Investment Services as associate financial consultant where he assists people in attaining their financial goals by providing retirement, college and estate planning through stock, bond, mutual fund, annuity and life insurance investments. He previously was with Denmark State Bank. Henke is active in the community volunteering on the Green Bay Kiwanis fund raising committee, Junior Achievement, NEW Zoo learning advisory council and the Green Bay Volunteer Center.

Greg Grey has been hired as vice president, business solutions manager. He is responsible for managing the bank's business intelligence strategy program. Grey brings 10 years of project management experience to the position. He has both a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin - Superior and a master's of business administration degree from Marquette University. He is a member of the board of directors for Bella Medical Clinic in Oshkosh.

Jarrod Coulter has been hired as vice president, information security engineer. In this capacity he is responsible for ensuring a secure information environment for both Associated colleagues and customers. Prior to joining Associated Coulter was a technology manager with East Wisconsin Savings Bank and brings 12 years of experience to the position. He has been a volunteer with Junior Achievement for three years.

ABOUT ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP
Associated Banc-Corp (NASDAQ: ASBC) has total assets of $22 billion and is one of the top 50 financial services holding companies operating in the United States. Headquartered in Green Bay, Wis., Associated has more than 250 banking locations serving more than 150 communities throughout Wisconsin, Illinois and Minnesota. The company offers a full range of banking services and other financial products and services. 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.

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Jennifer.kaminski@associatedbank.com