James Kellogg named senior vice president, relationship manager with Associated Bank

ST. LOUIS PARK, MIN. - October 8, 2012 - James Kellogg has joined Associated Bank as senior vice president, relationship manager in the commercial banking division. In this capacity he works closely with commercial customers in the Twin Cities area to provide financial resources to help them expand and improve their services to their customers. Kellogg brings his clients more than 25 years of experience working in the financial industry, and is a graduate of the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Science degree in agricultural business. He is active in the community, volunteering with the Boy Scouts of America serving as scoutmaster. Prior to joining Associated Kellogg worked for Bremer Bank. He works out the Associated offices located at 5353 Wayzata Blvd. in St. Louis Park.

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 is a leading Midwest banking franchise, offering a full range of financial products and services through more than 250 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.

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Jennifer.kaminski@associatedbank.com