Johnson Bank: Announces new appointments

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9/17/12

Ed Kindschi Joins Johnson Bank as a Wealth Consultant

Madison, WI., September 17, 2012. Greg Dombrowski, Regional President of Johnson Bank in Madison is pleased to announce the appointment of Ed Kindschi as a Wealth Consultant for the bank’s Wealth Management Group. 

Kindschi brings more than 15 years of Trust Administration and Estate Planning experience with him. He most recently served as Vice President of Trust Services with M&I Wealth Management since 1997.

A resident of Verona, Kindschi holds a Certified Trust Financial Advisor (CTFA) and Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation. He graduated from UW-Lacrosse with a Major in Finance.

Jeff Budzisz Joins Johnson Bank as a Wealth Consultant

Madison, WI., September 17, 2012. Greg Dombrowski, Regional President of Johnson Bank in Madison is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeff Budzisz as a Wealth Consultant for the bank’s Wealth Management Group. 

Budzisz brings more than 20 years of experience with him. He most recently served as a Vice President in Trust Administration and Estate Planning with M&I Wealth Management since 1991. Budzisz holds a Certified Trust Financial Advisor (CTFA) and Accredited Wealth Management Advisor (AWMA) designation.
A resident of Madison, Budzisz is a graduate of UW-Madison with a degree in Economics and International Relations.

Mike Kosolcharoen Joins Johnson Bank as Vice President –
Private Banking/Wealth Management

Madison, WI., September 17, 2012. Greg Dombrowski, Regional President of Johnson Bank in Madison is pleased to announce the appointment of Mike Kosolcharoen as Vice President of Private Banking/Wealth Management Group. 

Kosolcharoen brings more than 12 years of financial services experience and has been with the bank since 2008. He’s also owned his own small business, a full service real estate and mortgage company managing over 50 employees.

A resident of Madison, Kosolchareon graduated from UW- Madison with a BS in Personal Finance. An active member of his community, Kosolcharoen is annual participant of the United Way Day of Caring.

Julie Desjarlais Joins Johnson Bank
as Vice President – Estate Administrator

Madison, WI., September 17, 2012. Greg Dombrowski, Regional President of Johnson Bank in Madison is pleased to announce the appointment of Julie Desjarlais as Vice President, Estate Administrator.

 
Desjarlais brings more than 21 years of financial services experience. Most recently, Desjarlais served as a Vice President, Estate Coordinator with M&I Wealth Management.

Desjarlais holds her Series 6 License – Investment Company Products and her Series 63 License – Uniform Securities Agent. She studied with the National Business Institute and at the Cannon Financial Institute.

Tim Foht Joins Johnson Bank as a Portfolio Manager

Madison, WI., September 17, 2012. Greg Dombrowski, Regional President of Johnson Bank in Madison is pleased to announce the appointment of Tim Foht as a Portfolio Manager for the bank’s Wealth Management Group. 

Foht brings more than 23 years of experience with him managing personal and institutional portfolios. Most recently he served as a Senior Portfolio Manager with M&I Wealth Management since 2000. Prior to that, he was with Commerce Bank in Bloomington. , Illinois.

Foht is a graduate of the UW-Platteville, having majored in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance and Accounting.

A resident of Fitchburg, Foht serves as Vice President of the UW Platteville Foundation Board and is also a member of the Queen of Peace Athletic Board and the Madison Area Independent School League Board.

Ron Yee Joins Johnson Bank’s Retirement Plan Services Team
as Vice President – Employee Benefits Group Relationship Manager

Madison, WI., September 17, 2012. Greg Dombrowski, Regional President of Johnson Bank in Madison is pleased to announce the appointment of Ron Yee to Vice President, Employee Benefits Group Relationship Manager. 

Yee comes to Johnson Bank with more than 25 years of experience. Most recently he served as Vice President and Senior Relationship Manager for the Institutional Trust Services group at M&I Wealth Management. He consults with commercial clients on the design and administration of their corporate retirement plans.  

 He brings a depth of experience working with a broad range of qualified and non-qualified retirement plans. 

A resident of Madison, Yee served as past President of the Madison Pension Council and Officer of the Madison Chapter of WEB.  

Johnson Bank is part of Johnson Financial Group, a premier financial services company offering comprehensive financial solutions in the areas of banking, trust, insurance, investment management and leasing.  The $4.2 billion financial services company has operating companies in Wisconsin and Arizona.  Principal owners of Johnson Financial Group are members of the Samuel C. Johnson family.  Helen Johnson-Leipold is Chairman of Johnson Financial Group and Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Johnson Outdoors Inc. in Racine, Wisconsin. For more information visit www.johnsonbank.com and www.johnsonins.com

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