Brian Showers Named Senior Vice President at Wisconsin Bank & Trust

Wisconsin Bank & Trust is pleased to announce that Brian Showers has been promoted to Senior Vice President in addition to his role as Wisconsin Market Leader. Showers has statewide responsibility for Wisconsin Bank & Trust’s mortgage sales and operations, including the bank’s dedicated mortgage loan production office in Madison, where Showers is based.

“Brian embodies operational expertise and a commitment to excellence,” said Kevin Tenpas, Wisconsin Bank & Trust President and CEO. “His hard work translates into high-quality service and solutions for Wisconsin Bank & Trust customers statewide.”

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 eighteen banking centers and one mortgage loan origination office, 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.

About Heartland Financial USA, Inc.

Heartland Financial USA, Inc. is a diversified financial services company with assets exceeding $8 billion. The company provides banking, mortgage, private client, investment, insurance and consumer finance services to individuals and businesses. Heartland currently has 112 banking locations serving 87 communities in Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, New Mexico, Arizona, Montana, Colorado, Minnesota, Kansas, Missouri, Texas and California. Additional information about Heartland Financial USA, Inc. is available at www.htlf.com.

American Family Insurance names Vicki Wagener Agent of the Year

Madison, WI; March 19, 2017 – Agent Vicki Wagener of Madison has been named Agent of the Year by American Family Insurance. She received the honor for outstanding sales of American Family insurance products during the Year of 2016.

Wagener has been an agent for American Family since October 2012. Her offices are located at 1633 Thierer Road and 1001 S Whitney Way in Madison.

“This is a very prestigious honor when you consider there are about 3,500 American Family agents serving millions of policyholders,” says Brian Brezenski, sales district leader for the company. “This is a fitting tribute Vicki’s expertise in insurance and ability to earn the trust and respect of her customers.”

Based in Madison, Wis., American Family Insurance offers auto, homeowners, life, commercial and farm/ranch insurance in 19 states and is the nation’s third largest mutual property/casualty insurance company. Web: www.amfam.com; Facebook: www.facebook.com/amfam; Twitter: www.twitter.com/amfam. Google+ plus.google.com/+amfam/

OPN Architects welcomes Mark Kruser

MADISON – OPN Architects welcomes project architect Mark Kruser to the firm’s Madison studio. A native of southwestern Wisconsin, Mark brings 26 years of practicing architecture in the Madison and surrounding southern Wisconsin area. An Iowa State University graduate, Mark’s professional experience includes time a HLKB, Potter Lawson, and Assemblage, as an architect and project manager.
He is an active member in the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, serving as the Southwest Chapter Secretary/Treasurer and as the Chair of the AIA Wisconsin Chapter Design Awards Committee. As an adjunct instructor at Madison Area Technical College, Mark developed the school’s first course on LEED and sustainable design.

ABOUT OPN ARCHITECTS
OPN Architects is a regional, knowledge-based design firm with 100+ designers working on projects across the Midwest. OPN maintains studios in Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Iowa City, Iowa, and Madison, Wisconsin. The firm’s award-winning work spans a wide variety of client types including corporate, civic, higher education, health care, and libraries. To learn more about OPN, visit ­­www.opnarchitects.com.

Tingalls Graphic Design Announces Two New Staff Members

Tingalls Graphic Design is excited to announce the addition of two new staff members:
 
Stacy Bruner – Videographer: Born and bred in Madison, Stacy’s enthusiasm for storytelling and marketing helps him create powerful online videos of all kinds. A true Badger fan and former Bucky Badger, he also loves spending time on the golf course, seeing live music, and sampling new restaurant venues.
 
Rebecca Waraczynski – Account Manager: A true free spirit, Rebecca can be found exploring undiscovered places and day dreaming about far away lands. When she’s not doing Account Management for Tingalls’ clients, you can find her sipping a cold drink on a warm patio or camping with her family. 

Veteran Investment Manager Daniel Braun Joins Wisconsin Bank & Trust as Wealth Advisor

Madison, Wisconsin, March 6, 2017 — Wisconsin Bank & Trust is pleased to welcome Daniel Braun as Vice President, Wealth Advisor. Dan is an experienced portfolio manager, trader, and wealth management professional. He is based from the bank’s Main Banking Center in Madison.

Braun’s primary focus is on assisting individuals, families, and non-profit clients with comprehensive financial solutions, including counseling clients on wealth management issues such as investment planning, retirement spending, tax savings, risk management, and estate planning.

“Dan Braun is a standout among financial advisors for his deep experience in multiple aspects of capital markets,” said Jasper Vaccaro, Senior Vice President and Market Leader for Private Client Services for Wisconsin Bank & Trust. “His expertise and commitment to outstanding client service is a tremendous addition to our team as our Wealth Management group continues to grow.”

Prior to joining Wisconsin Bank & Trust, Braun most recently held financial advisory and portfolio management roles at two national banks. In these roles, he served high net worth individuals and families, as well as corporations, with investment selection and planning. Braun applied his deep experience with financial modeling to help clients optimize risk-adjusted returns on capital and reduce the negative cognitive biases inherent in the capital allocation process.

Braun holds an MBA from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business, where his concentration was in Finance & Accounting. Previously, Braun earned a Master of Science in Applied Mathematics & Statistics from DePaul University and a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.

Braun can be reached at (608) 203-1217 or dbraun@wisconsinbankandtrust.com. Wisconsin Bank & Trust’s Main Banking Center is located at 119 Junction Road in Madison.

About Wisconsin Bank & Trust

Wisconsin Bank & Trust (WBT) is a community bank with assets of more than $1 billion serving customers in the Madison, Milwaukee, Green Bay, Sheboygan, Monroe and southwest areas of Wisconsin. From 18 banking centers and a mortgage loan production office, WBT offers a wide range of commercial, personal and small business banking, wealth management, and mortgage lending services. The bank is a subsidiary of Heartland Financial USA, Inc. (NASDAQ: HTLF), which has assets of more than $8 billion. WBT is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and an Equal Housing Lender. Learn more at www.wisconsinbankandtrust.com.

About Heartland Financial USA, Inc.

Heartland Financial USA, Inc. is a diversified financial services company with assets exceeding $8 billion. The company provides banking, mortgage, private client, investment, insurance and consumer finance services to individuals and businesses. Heartland currently has 108 banking locations serving 85 communities in Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, New Mexico, Arizona, Montana, Colorado, Minnesota, Kansas, Missouri, Texas and California. Additional information about Heartland Financial USA, Inc. is available at www.htlf.com.

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