Associated Banc-Corp recently hired Bernard Shaw as Senior Vice President, Manager of Correspondent Services. He brings more than 35 years of banking and financial experience to the position. Shaw will be based in Milwaukee. Previously, Shaw held the position of vice president of correspondent banking for LaSalle Bank in Milwaukee, where he was responsible for overseeing correspondent banking in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Other experience includes 18 years with Freddie Mac in a number of sales and credit management roles. Shaw holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance from Marquette University, Milwaukee.
Associated Banc-Corp recently hired Donald Lloyd as senior vice president and international banking manager. Lloyd will oversee Associated’s International Banking services. He will be based in Chicago. Before joining Associated, Lloyd served as vice president risk solutions, Commercial Foreign Exchange for Travelex Americas, where he directed a team of hedging specialists who supported more than 60 sales people throughout North America. Other previous experience includes senior management positions in foreign exchange with Fifth Third Bank, Bank of Montreal and Harris Bank.
Chris Guse has recently joined the State Bank of Newburg as a commercial lender. Guse brings 10 years of commercial banking experience to the State Bank of Newburg.
William Ridenour was recently appointed to the Johnson Bank – Wisconsin Board of Directors. Ridenour, who is the founder and managing partner of Ridenour Hienton Kelhoffer Lewis & Garth PLLC, in Phoenix, Arizona, has been practicing law for nearly 38 years. Ridenour was also one of the founders of Biltmore Investors Bank in Phoenix, Arizona, which opened in 1985. He was responsible for all legal work in forming Biltmore Investors Bank and has represented the bank and its successor Johnson Bank since inception.
Paula Hogan, founder of Hogan Financial Management, LLC has been named to the Top 50 Distinguished Women in Wealth Management list published by Wealth Manager Magazine. Paula has earned both the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and the Certified Financial Planner certification. She graduated from Princeton University with a degree in economics and received her M.S. from Harvard University. In 1992, she founded Hogan Financial Management, LLC, a comprehensive fee-only planning firm with a mission to enrich and simplify client’s financial lives.
Susan Bellehumeur, a managing director and branch manager of R.W. Baird & Co.’s Waukesha branch has been recognized by On Wall Street magazine as one of 10 "Branch Managers of the Year." Bellehumeur is the only female branch manager and the only one from the Upper Midwest recognized as part of a new program created to honor excellence and achievement in branch management. Bellehumeur was honored at an awards dinner March 18 in New York City, and is recognized in the magazine’s April issue. An online interview with Bellehumeur is also featured.