August 27, 2009 (FinancialWire) — Associated Banc-Corp (NASDAQ: ASBC) said that Paul S. Beideman will retire as chairman, director and CEO upon the hiring of his successor and will remain at Associated until February 1, 2010 to facilitate the CEO transition. The company has retained an executive search firm to conduct a search for a CEO.

The company’s board said it expects to hire a new CEO before year end 2009.

Green Bay, Wisconsin-based Associated Banc-Corp is a bank holding company with total assets of $24 billion. Associated has around 300 banking offices serving about 160 communities in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Minnesota.

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