Three colleagues join Associated in Milwaukee

Three colleagues join Associated in Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE - October 4, 2012 - Associated Bank announces the hiring of three new leaders to its Milwaukee area team.

Kate Kucharski has joined Associated as vice president, manager of talent acquisition. She is responsible for leading a team of internal recruiters that conducts all hiring activity within the company while also managing its external recruiting resources. Kucharski previously was the talent acquisition project manager for The RightThing, Inc. She brings more than 15 years of recruitment management experience to the role. Her office is located at 330 E. Kilbourn Ave., Milwaukee.

Jasin Pasho has been hired as senior vice president, relationship manager in the commercial banking division. In this capacity he develops and manages a portfolio of relationships with commercial clients in southeastern Wisconsin. He previously worked for Johnson Bank as a vice president in its commercial banking and special assets group. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee with a degree in finance, Pasho brings his clients more than 20 years of banking experience. His office is located at 330 E. Kilbourn Ave., Milwaukee.

Charlie Wang has been hired as vice president, database administrator. He works on Associated's new enterprise data warehouse project which supports corporate decision making. Wang comes to Associated from Manpower Group where he was a senior data warehouse developer. He holds both an undergraduate degree from Fudan University in Shanghai, China and a Master of Business Administration degree in finance and management information systems from Rutgers University. His office is located at 330 E. Kilbourn Ave., Milwaukee.

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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