MILWAUKEE, Jan. 24, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- First Business Bank - Milwaukee announced today that John M. Silseth has been named Chairman of its Board of Directors. John is President of Antietam, LLC in Milwaukee. He has served on the bank board since February, 2004, and was elected to the board of the bank's parent company, First Business Financial Services, Inc., in October, 2006.
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Silseth, President of Antietam, serves on the boards of First Business Bank - Milwaukee, First Business Financial Services, and United Lutheran Program for the Aging. John has also served on the boards of: Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin & Upper Michigan; Serenity Inns; Ampco Pumps Company, Inc.; Wilderness Log Homes, Inc.; Raffel Comfort Services, LLC; Kasgro Rail Corp.; Kasgro Leasing LLC; Prince Corporation; and Zenith Products. He has also acted as Chairman of Lutheran Social Services CEO Search and Screen Committee for Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin & Upper Michigan.
About First Business Bank - Milwaukee
First Business Bank - Milwaukee was established in 2000 to provide a full range of commercial banking services to Greater Milwaukee area businesses and business people. We are chartered as a unit bank with a CEO, not a branch president, and a board of directors rather than an advisory board. This structure allows us to understand Greater Milwaukee area businesses and respond quickly and proactively to meet their needs. First Business Bank - Milwaukee is a part of First Business Financial Services, Inc. (Nasdaq:FBIZ). For additional information, visit www.fbbmilwaukee.com or call 262-792-1400.
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About First Business Financial Services, Inc.
First Business Financial Services (Nasdaq:FBIZ) is the parent of the First Business family of companies, managing shareholder relations and providing access to capital for our operating entities. Its companies include: First Business Bank - Madison and First Business Bank - Milwaukee (individually chartered banks, not branches), First Business Trust & Investments, First Business Leasing, LLC, and First Business Capital Corp. For additional information, visit www.fbfinancial.com or call 608-238-8008.
A press photo has been attached. To arrange an interview with John Silseth or another member of the First Business management team, please contact: Jodie Johnson at 262-792-1400 or jjohnson@fbfinancial.com.
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