Associated Bank expanded its Chicago asset-based lending team, including:
- Keith Contole as senior vice president and relationship manager of asset-based lending. Contole, who has more than 25 years of related experience, was previously SVP for Huntington Bank, via its acquisition of Chicago-based Chemical Bank/TCF Bank. He has a bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind.
- John Todd as SVP and business development officer of asset-based lending. Todd has more than 25 years of banking experience in business development, underwriting and relationship management and holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Michigan State University, East Lansing.
Contole, Todd, Vargo and Williams - Jim Vargo as SVP and business development officer of asset-based lending. Vargo has more than 30 years of banking experience and a background in business development through asset-based and commercial banking. A previous CFO, Vargo has master’s and bachelor’s degrees in finance and accounting from Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Ill. He has CPA, CGMA and CTP designations.
- Mike Williams as SVP and business development officer of asset-based lending. A banker with more than 25 years of experience, Williams was previously managing director-Midwest region for CIBC in Chicago. He has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Northern Illinois University and is designated as a CPA.
