Michael Holling hired as Associated Bank managing director, head of Commercial Real Estate Syndications

CHICAGO, Ill. - January 11, 2012 - Michael Holling has been hired as managing director, head of Commercial Real Estate Syndications at Associated Bank.

In his new capacity Holling is responsible for leading the origination and execution of syndicated transactions for Associated's commercial real estate clients.  He brings 25 years of real estate capital markets experience, including senior positions at US Bank, JP Morgan and Bank of America, with specializations in commercial real estate finance, loan syndications and mezzanine financing. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri and holds a master's of business administration degree from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.

Holling is based in Chicago and will divide his time between Associated's two Chicago-area commercial real estate offices located at 520 Lake Cook Road in Deerfield and the Aon Center downtown. He will have syndication coverage of Associated's other commercial real estate offices located in St. Louis, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, Madison, Wis. and Green Bay, Wis.

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 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.

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