Associated Bank promotes Cynthia Mazzetta to senior vice president, regional business banking manager

GLENVIEW, Ill. - May 29, 2012 - Associated Bank has promoted Cynthia Mazzetta to senior vice president, regional business banking manager. In this role she is responsible for leading Associated's business banker and relationship manager teams in Illinois. Under her leadership in 2011 as vice president, senior business district manager the business banking team saw considerable growth, helping new and existing customers with banking solutions that better met their needs. Prior to joining Associated in February 2011, Mazzetta was the chief sales officer for CIT Small Business Lending Company, helping it become the number one SBA lender nationwide for nine consecutive years. Mazzetta is a resident of Highland Park and a graduate of the University of Wisconsin - Madison. She works out of Associated's offices located at 1301 Waukegan Rd., Glenview.

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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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