Green Bay, Wis.-based Associated Bank has hired Keith Vardon, Jr., as senior vice president and team leader, commercial banking, to manage the commercial team in Chippewa Valley, Wis. The hire builds the bank’s commercial portfolio in the central part of the state.
Vardon has more than 30 years of banking experience. He has been market president at U.S. Bank Wausau since 2005.
Vardon has a bachelor’s degree in finance and accounting from Northern Michigan University, Marquette.
The $34 billion Associated has more than 200 offices in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Illinois.