First Business Bank — Northeast: Hires Patty Wilke

Contact:

Kelley Dixon

Marketing & Events Coordinator

First Business Financial Services, Inc.

Phone 920-734-1800

kdixon@firstbusiness.com

APPLETON, WI – May 7, 2012 – First Business Bank – Northeast, part of First Business Financial Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:FBIZ), announced today that Patty Wilke has been hired as a Client Relationship Specialist.

Patti comes to First Business with extensive experience in loan administration and has worked with the Small Business Administration (SBA) and other Government Guarantee Programs. She attended UW-Milwaukee with a focus on business and communications. Patti volunteers her time in the Winneconne area with a youth baseball program and is the Treasurer of the Winneconne Youth Diamond Club.

About First Business Bank – Northeast

First Business Bank – Northeast is headquartered at 3913 W. Prospect Avenue in Appleton. In addition to offering commercial loan products, First Business Bank – Northeast offers a full line of deposit, investment, and equipment finance products through its affiliates First Business Bank – Madison and First Business Trust & Investments. Among these products are: remote deposit, treasury management, Internet banking, retirement plans, investment management services, trust services, asset-based lending, and equipment finance and leasing. For additional information, visit http://www.firstbusiness.com or call 920-734-1800.

About First Business Financial Services, Inc.

First Business Financial Services (NASDAQ:FBIZ) is a $1.1 billion Wisconsin-based bank holding company that specializes in focused financial solutions for businesses, key executives, and high net worth individuals through its operating companies. It is the 2nd largest Wisconsin-based commercial bank holding company listed on NASDAQ or NYSE. Its companies include: First Business Bank – Madison; First Business Bank – Milwaukee; First Business Bank – Northeast; First Business Trust & Investments; First Business Equipment Finance, LLC; and First Business Capital Corp. For additional information, visit http://www.firstbusiness.com or call (608) 238-8008.