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Exhibit 99.1
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Investor Contact: Janet L. Ford, Investor Relations Director janet.ford@associatedbank.com 414-278-1890 |
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Media Contact: Autumn Latimore, Public Relations Director autumn.latimore@associatedbank.com 414-278-1860 |
John (Jay) B. Williams Joins Associated Banc-Corp Board of Directors
GREEN BAY, Wis. July 18, 2011 Associated Banc-Corp (Nasdaq: ASBC) has appointed John
(Jay) B. Williams to its Board of Directors, announced Chairman, William R. Hutchinson. Williams
is currently serving as the President and CEO of the Milwaukee Public Museum. He joined the
museum following a 37-year career in commercial banking.
We welcome Jay Williams to the Board as we continue to optimize its size and
enhance the depth of the Boards financial industry and regional experience, said Hutchinson.
Jays long and successful career at senior levels in Midwestern banking, and his deep involvement
in Wisconsins civic organizations, will greatly bolster our strategic initiatives.
Williams banking career included being a member of PrivateBancorp, Inc.s (Nasdaq: PVTB) Board
of Directors, and serving in a number of senior management roles with PrivateBancorp and its
subsidiaries including Chairman and CEO of The PrivateBank, N.A. and previously the Chief
Operating Officer of PrivateBancorp.
Prior to joining PrivateBancorp, Williams was President of U.S. Bank Wisconsin and held various
management positions in Milwaukee over a 31-year career with U.S. Bank and its predecessors,
Firstar Corp. and First Wisconsin.
Williams is on the Board of Directors of Church Mutual Insurance Company, which insures over
100,000 religious institutions. He is Chairman of the Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball
District (majority owner and operator of Miller Park) and on the Board of Trustees of St. Norbert
College and the Medical College of Wisconsin, the YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee, and the
Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance. Williams holds an MBA from Marquette University and a bachelors
degree from St. Norbert College.
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Williams begins his term immediately. He will stand for election at the companys annual meeting
of shareholders in April 2012. All Associated Banc-Corp directors are elected annually. Williams
will also serve on the Associated Bank, N.A. Board of Directors and the Associated Trust Company,
N.A. Board of Directors.
About Associated Banc-Corp
Associated Banc-Corp (Nasdaq: ASBC) is one of the top 50 financial services holding companies
operating in the United States. At March 31, 2011, Associated had total assets of $21 billion.
Headquartered in Green Bay, Wis., Associated has approximately 270 banking locations serving more
than 150 communities in 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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