---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-25-046571"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ASB"
cik: "0000007789"
company_name: "ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP"
filed_at: "2025-05-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-22T02:39:37.673971+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Associated Banc-Corp EVP David Stein to retire; Steven Zandpour named successor

## Summary
- David Stein, EVP Head of Consumer & Business Banking, will retire effective July 1, 2025.
- Stein transitions to EVP Strategic Advisor and Madison Market President through end of 2025.
- Steven Zandpour, Deputy Head, will become Head of Consumer and Business Banking on July 1, 2025.
- Stein receives $25k/month base salary and a $25k performance-based award upon retirement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-25-046571
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ASB
- cik: 0000007789
- company_name: ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP
- filed_at: 2025-05-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/7789/000110465925046571/0001104659-25-046571-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/7789/000110465925046571/tm2514485d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-046571
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-046571.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-046571.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  David Stein changed role as Executive Vice President, Head of Consumer and Business Banking at ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP.
  - Action: retired and transitioned to Strategic Advisor and Madison Market President
  - Role: Executive Vice President, Head of Consumer and Business Banking
  source text: David Stein, Executive Vice President, Head of Consumer and Business Banking, will retire from his position effective July 1, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/7789/000110465925046571/0001104659-25-046571-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.