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Executive Management

Bob Atwell, Executive Chairman

Bob is the Chairman and co-founder of Nicolet Bankshares. He has over 39 years of experience as a Wisconsin banker. He is a graduate of Beloit College (’80) and the Yale School of Management (’83). Bob is a Director of Ariens Company, Great Northern Corporation, University of Wisconsin Board of Regents and Relevant Radio, a national Catholic radio network.

Mike Daniels, President & CEO

Mike is currently President & CEO and a Director of Nicolet Bankshares, Inc., and Nicolet National Bank, which he co-founded in 2000 with Bob Atwell. Starting from zero, Nicolet is now an $8.5 billion in assets, and is publicly traded on NYSE under the symbol NIC. Nicolet has continued to grow organically every year since inception and has also grown through M&A activities. All told, Mike has led the successful integration of ten acquisitions in eight years. With close to 950 employees and 57 banking locations Nicolet is the second largest bank headquartered in Wisconsin and has offices in Michigan and Minnesota.

Mike is a 1986 graduate of St. Norbert College in De Pere WI. He also serves on a number of community and non-profit boards, including being the founding President of the Nicolet National Foundation. He is on the Board of Directors of the Green Bay Packers as well as the Board of Trustees at St. Norbert College. He also was former chairman of UFS, Inc., a data services company in Grafton WI and still serves as a board member. Mike is well known in the Northeast WI communities as a sounding board for entrepreneurs and business executives, as well as young professionals.

Phil Moore, Chief Financial Officer

Phil Moore joins Nicolet after a distinguished career as an accountant and auditor of community banks, most recently serving as the Southeast US Market Leader for Wipfli LLP. Prior to this position, Mr. Moore served as the managing partner of Porter Keadle Moore, LLC.