Associated Banc-Corp announces Green Bay area staffing appointments

GREEN BAY, WIS.-July 27, 2011- Associated Banc-Corp has announced three Green Bay area senior level staffing appointments.

Jimmy Brandemuehl has joined Associated as vice president, database administrator. He is responsible for maintaining high performance and high availability data lines, and ensuring their integrity and security across business intelligence database environments.

Doug Freeman has been hired as vice president, internal communications manager. He will manage the internal communications process across the entire Associated Bank footprint that includes 270 banking locations in three states. Prior to joining Associated, Freeman spent 14 years at UnitedHealthcare/American Medical Security as a communications specialist.

Thomas Green has joined Associated as vice president, regional facilities manager. He is responsible for facility planning, operations and maintenance for Associated's facilities in Northeast Wisconsin.

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 approximately 270 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. More information about Associated Banc-Corp is available at www.associatedbank.com.