Associated Bank Welcomes Rick Stachowiak, Director, Fiduciary Risk & Compliance with Associated Bank Private Wealth

MILWAUKEE - November 4, 2024 - Associated Banc-Corp (NYSE: ASB) ("Associated") has announced the addition of Rick Stachowiak, director, Fiduciary Risk & Compliance with Associated Bank Private Wealth. In this role, Stachowiak will be responsible for risk and compliance for the fiduciary activities of Associated Trust Company. He will lead the Trust Compliance team as well as partner with Internal Audit and Risk Management teams.

"Rick is uniquely qualified with extensive career and heightened standards experience in audit, risk and compliance management as a corporate fiduciary," said Jayne Hladio, executive vice president, president of Associated Bank Private Wealth. "His experience reflects the kind of expertise customary of the best interest standard of care we provide today, and our clients deserve. We are pleased he is joining our talented team."

Most recently, Stachowiak held the position of senior business line risk manager at U.S. Bank where he was responsible for the development and maintenance of various risk assessment tools focused on operational losses and the overall compliance risk within the wealth management area. Prior to this recent position, Stachowiak served as the enterprise risk management - risk manager for Wealth Management and as the internal audit senior manager at U.S. Bank. Stachowiak has additional experience from PricewaterhouseCoopers, Bank of Oklahoma Financial Corporation, Firstar Bank and Marshall & Ilsley.

"I am looking forward to joining the well-respected team at Associated Private Wealth and partnering to advance the strategic plans of Associated Bank overall," said Stachowiak. "The commitment to a people-first culture, community investment, and strong core values is exciting and will enable continued growth."

Stachowiak holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Lakeland College and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Cardinal Stritch University. He has also completed the Cannon Financial Institute - Trust Audit and Compliance program. He is a Certified Public Accountant, a Certified Fiduciary & Investment Risk Specialist and a Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager.

ABOUT ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP

Associated Banc-Corp (NYSE: ASB) has total assets of $42 billion and is the largest bank holding company based in Wisconsin. Headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Associated is a leading Midwest banking franchise, offering a full range of financial products and services from nearly 200 banking locations serving more than 100 communities throughout Wisconsin, Illinois and Minnesota. The company also operates loan production offices in Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, New York, 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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