Company: ASB
Filing Date: 2025-03-17
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000007789-25-000025
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Company: ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP
Filing Date: 2025-03-17
Form: DEF 14A
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 2021.Ms. Ludgate’s qualifications to serve as a director of Associated and member of itsCompensation and Benefits Committee include her experience in executive leadership rolesacross legal and human resources functions, her experience working closely with publiccompany boards and leadership teams, her role leading multiple organization transformationinitiatives, and her background in compensation matters.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Cory L. Nettles            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Director since 2013Age: 55 | Mr. Nettles is the Founder and Managing Director of Generation Growth Capital, Inc., aprivate equity fund. He was Of Counsel at Quarles & Brady LLP from 2007 to 2016. Hepreviously served as Secretary for the Wisconsin Department of Commerce from 2002 to2004. Mr. Nettles serves on the boards of Weyco Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: WEYS), Robert W.Baird’s Baird Funds, Inc., mutual fund complex, American Family Mutual Insurance HoldingCompany, and several nonprofit organizations. He previously served on the board of ThePrivate Bank-Wisconsin.Mr. Nettles’ qualifications to serve as a director of Associated, Chair of the Enterprise RiskCommittee and member of the Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility Committeeand Corporate Development Committee include his strong business background and legalexperience.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |

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| Owen J. Sullivan           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Director since 2024Age: 68 | Mr. Sullivan served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the former NCR Corporation(NYSE: NCR), a global leader in ATM, POS and digital banking from 2018 until hisretirement in 2023. Prior to 2018, Mr. Sullivan was an independent consultant, providingstrategic planning, consulting and executive mentoring for private equity firms and otherinvestor groups. He also served as President of the Specialty Brands and Experis units atManpowerGroup Inc. from 2010 to 2013 and served as the Chief Executive Officer of theRight Management and Jefferson Wells, International, Inc. subsidiaries from 2004 to 2013.Mr. Sullivan’s board experience includes serving as a director of Computer Task Group, Inc.,a publicly traded firm providing IT solutions and staffing solutions in North America, Europeand India, from 2017 to