Associated Banc-Corp, a financial services holding company, has appointed Arthur Heise to the newly established role of executive vice president, chief risk officer.  Heise will serve as a member of the company's executive committee.

As chief risk officer, Heise will oversee the company's corporate compliance, loan review, Community Reinvestment Act, and risk and financial crimes functions. He has more than 30 years of leadership experience in audit and risk management roles in the financial services industry. Prior to joining Associated, he served as director of enterprise risk services and enterprise security services for U.S. Bancorp.