Parsons Joins Alliance Board; Pribyl Elected Board Chair, Mikula Vice Chair

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Lisa Wendorff, Marketing Communications Specialist

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PARSONS JOINS ALLIANCE BOARD; PRIBYL ELECTED BOARD CHAIR, MIKULA VICE CHAIR

MADISON, Wis. (Mar. 13, 2019) ─ Craig Parsons, president at Palmer Johnson Power Systems, Sun Prairie, Wis., has been appointed to fill a vacant position on The Alliance Board of Directors.

Parsons joined Palmer Johnson Power Systems in 2004 as president. Palmer Johnson Power Systems is a leader in servicing and supplying components for heavy-duty, off highway transmissions and axles and has been an Alliance member since 2014. Parsons previously was a partner in Agave Group, LLC.

Larry Pribyl, CFO at Trachte Building Systems, Sun Prairie, Wis. was elected board chair. Pribyl became a member of The Alliance Board of Directors in 2014. He joined Trachte Building Systems in 2012 as CFO. He has a background in quality processes and has held senior-level positions at previous companies.

Annette Mikula, Human Resources Director at Rock County, Janesville, Wis. was elected vice chair. Mikula became a member of The Alliance Board of Directors in 2016. She joined Rock County in 2015 as the human resources director. Mikula has also held human resources leadership roles at previous companies. In addition, she is a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and a Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) in Human Resources.

The Alliance board also includes:

• Richard Campbell, head of human resources, ABS Global, a division of Genus PLC
• Diana Clark, benefits manager, Promega Corporation, Madison, Wis.
• Wendy Culver, chief human resources officer, Mead & Hunt, Madison, Wis.
• Mick Gronewold, owner, Fehr Graham, Rockford, Ill.
• Lisa Henke, risk/benefits manager, County of Walworth, Elkhorn, Wis.
• Brad Olm, vice president of human resources, Gordon Flesch Company, Inc., Madison, Wis.
• Kyle Reading, president, Spuncast, Watertown, Wis.
• Shirley Reif, secretary-treasurer, Crest Foods Company, Inc., Ashton Ill.

The Alliance Board of Directors works together with staff to set the direction for The Alliance. The Alliance is a not-for-profit cooperative that moves health care forward by controlling costs, improving quality and engaging individuals in their health. Members include more than 240 self-funded employers and multiemployer plans in Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa.

To learn more about The Alliance Board, including biographies, visit: www.the-alliance.org/board

In Business Magazine Names Naomi Kroth as 40 Under 40 Achiever

Naomi Kroth, project manager and vice president of marketing at Bachmann Construction, Madison, has been named a “40 Under 40” achiever by In Business Magazine and was honored at a reception March 6.

A third-generation leader in the Bachmann family business, Kroth is currently manager for several Bachmann projects including buildouts for Surya Café, Perennial Yoga and Kosa Health and Wellness at the Garver Feed Mill restoration project. She also started a group of millennial members of family-owned businesses in Madison to share ideas and challenges as a result of being a younger member in a family business team. She is an advisory board member at the YMCA East.

‘Knowledge beats the bad guy’: InfoSec’s Jack Koziol

MADISON, Wis., March 5, 2019 – InfoSec Institute, the leading provider of information security education and workforce security awareness, today announces it has been recognized in Cyber Defense Magazine’s InfoSec Awards for 2019.

The company received the sole award in two categories:

• Editor’s Choice Security Training & Awareness for Employees
• Publisher’s Choice Security Training for InfoSec Professionals

The awards were announced at this week’s RSA Conference in San Francisco.

“It’s gratifying to have our hard work acknowledged by Cyber Defense,” said Jack Koziol, InfoSec Institute’s CEO and founder. “Cybersecurity dangers out there are real, but we believe people armed with knowledge will always win against the bad guys.”

InfoSec Institute has been frustrating cybercriminals since 2004. As a leading cybersecurity educator, it offers a wide range of security classes and customizable enterprise security awareness training to empower customers with the knowledge they need to stay ahead of cybercrime.

“Isn’t it time to stop the breaches and get one step ahead of the next threat? InfoSec Institute has won the awards from our magazine because they are an innovator that might actually help you reach this goal and defeat the next generation of exploiters,” said Gary S. Miliefsky, CEO of Cyber Defense Media Group.

This is the seventh year Cyber Defense Magazine has honored the best and most innovative information security companies from around the globe.

See the full list of Cyber Defense Magazine’s InfoSec Awards winners for 2019.

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Media contact:

Jeff McCollum

Media & Public Relations Manager

InfoSec Institute

608-509-9804 / 309-824-6387 mobile

jeff.mccollum@infosecinstitute.com

About InfoSec Institute

InfoSec Institute fortifies organizations and their employees against security threats with award-winning security and privacy education. Recognizing cybersecurity is everyone’s job, we provide skills development and certification training for IT and security professionals while building the entire workforce security aptitude with awareness training and phishing simulations. Recognized as a Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Security Awareness Computer-Based Training, InfoSec Institute is also a Training Industry “Top 20 IT Training Company” and the Security Training & Education Program Gold Winner in Info Security Products Guide’s Global Excellence Awards.

About CDM InfoSec Awards

This is Cyber Defense Magazine’s seventh year of honoring InfoSec innovators. Our submission requirements are for any startup, early stage, later stage or public companies in the INFORMATION SECURITY (INFOSEC) space who believe they have a unique and compelling value proposition for their product or service.  Learn more at www.cyberdefenseawards.com

About the Judging

The judges are CISSP, FMDHS, CEH, certified security professionals who voted based on their independent review of the company submitted materials on the website of each submission including but not limited to data sheets, white papers, product literature and other market variables. CDM has a flexible philosophy to find more innovative players with new and unique technologies, than the one with the most customers or money in the bank. CDM is always asking “What’s Next?” so we are looking for Next Generation InfoSec Solutions.

About Cyber Defense Magazine

With over 1.4 Million annual readers and growing, and over 7,000 pages of searchable online infosec content, Cyber Defense Magazine is the premier source of IT Security information. We are managed and published by and for ethical, honest, passionate information security professionals. Our mission is to share cutting-edge knowledge, real-world stories and awards on the best ideas, products and services in the information technology industry. We deliver electronic magazines every month online for free, and limited print editions exclusively for the RSA conferences and our paid subscribers. CDM is a proud member of the Cyber Defense Media Group. Learn more about us at http://www.cyberdefensemagazine.com and visit http://www.cyberdefensetv.com and http://www.cyberdefenseradio.com to see and hear some of the most informative interviews of many of these winning company executives.

Capitol Bank hires Jim Saer as Senior Vice President of Commercial Lending

Madison, WI: Ken Thompson, President and CEO of Capitol Bank, is pleased to announce the recent hiring of Jim Saer as Senior Vice President of Commercial Lending. Jim has twenty years of commercial finance experience with a strong background in commercial real estate. His vast experience includes the Chicago, Milwaukee and Madison markets. Jim earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

“Jim’s experience as a commercial lender in multiple markets makes him a dynamic addition to our commercial lending team,” said Ken Thompson.

Jim grew up in Brookfield, WI and currently resides in Waunakee, WI with his wife and three children. They enjoy traveling and hiking. Jim is an active member of his church and the Feed My Lambs Ministry program.

About Capitol Bank: Capitol Bank, locally owned and operated, is committed to serving the communities in which we live, work and do business. We are proud of the partnerships we have established with organizations, businesses and individuals in the Madison and Verona communities. Our philosophy of community support is demonstrated at the corporate level, as well as in the time and energy our employees devote to our community each year.

Wisconsin Bank & Trust at Leading Edge of Banking With Launch of Mobile Business Account Opening

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Curtis Chrystal

President and CEO

608.203.1224

CChrystal@wisconsinbankandtrust.com

Bridget Wallace

Regional Marketing and Sales Support Director

608.203.1211

BWallace@wisconsinbankandtrust.com

WISCONSIN BANK & TRUST AT LEADING EDGE OF BANKING WITH LAUNCH OF MOBILE BUSINESS ACCOUNT OPENING

February 27, 2019—Madison, WI — Wisconsin Bank & Trust launched mobile account opening for business deposit products. The bank currently offers online account opening for consumer deposit products. Customers can now open business checking, savings and money market accounts online. In an industry where technology is quickly moving toward digital connectivity, mobile account opening is the next step in meeting customer needs.

“We are excited to offer this service which, until now, is only offered by a few of the top ten largest banks in the U.S. And unlike those large banks, our process is completely digital and paperless,” said Curtis Crystal, President and CEO, Wisconsin Bank & Trust. “Online account opening for business accounts, coupled with the benefits of our local community banking model, gives us a unique competitive advantage and fulfills our commitment to provide the Big Bank Punch, with the Community Bank Touch.”

“We believe customers will require us to be just as cutting edge as other high-tech companies like Amazon or Apple,” said Crystal. “As an organization, we are committed to making our services available to customers when and where they want them. Having a complete, full service bank in your hand, that’s powerful.”

To open an account, customers can go to wisconsinbankandtrust.com and complete the online application.

About Wisconsin Bank & Trust

Wisconsin Bank & Trust (WBT), a subsidiary of Heartland Financial USA, Inc., (NASDAQ: HTLF), is a business-focused community bank with assets of more than $1 billion. With fifteen banking centers, Wisconsin Bank & Trust serves customers in the Madison, Milwaukee, Green Bay, Sheboygan, Monroe and southwest areas of Wisconsin. WBT offers a wide range of personal and business banking, private client and mortgage lending services. For more information, visit www.wisconsinbankandtrust.com or call 608.203.1214. Wisconsin Bank & Trust is a member of the FDIC and an Equal Housing Lender.

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