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{{short description|American businessman}}
'''Dennis J. Kuester''' is an [[Americans|American]] businessman.<ref name="forbes">[https://web.archive.org/web/20121010182246/http://www.forbes.com/profile/dennis-kuester/ Forbes profile]</ref><ref name="business">[http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=286488&ticker=WPP&previousCapId=24321&previousTitle=ADOBE%20SYSTEMS%20INC Bloomberg BusinessWeek]</ref> He served as chairman and chief executive officer of [[Marshall & Ilsley]] from 1993 to 2010.<ref name="forbes"/><ref name="compensation">[https://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/12/DQLX.html Forbes: 2006 compensation]</ref><ref name="retire">Paul Gores, [http://www.jsonline.com/business/105339093.html http://www.jsonline.com/business/105339093.html], ''[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]'', October 20, 2010</ref>
==Biography==
===Early life===
He graduated from the [[University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee]] with a degree in Accounting and Finance in 1966.<ref name="compensation"/><ref>[https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:85LdnTs_e_UJ:www4.uwm.edu/business/research/micbe/journeys/upload/Great-Journeys-Dennis-Kuester-Spring-07.pdf+&hl=en&gl=uk&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESjeCHVqwEfc-whsnps8rqhhderw_MSlrHnFfIKP3d_d9ZL-1LHWZ6y6tFpJRB7zzLwpJsbM78oTag1oa03AWDSKMiGZzogylakHA_5r5VOgAT0Js2e_73sZz2q_d8GJ4veVUkcW&sig=AHIEtbSOxEK89k7fxrqFSFRtIINHhgrT5g Great Journeys: An Inspirational Series], University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Spring 2007</ref>
===Career===
He joined [[Marshall & Ilsley]] in 1976. From 1987 to 1993, he served as its president, and as its chairman and CEO from 1993 to 2010.<ref name="forbes"/><ref name="business"/><ref name="retire"/> In 2006, he earned US$5.21 million, and from 2001 to 2006, US$24.79 million.<ref name="compensation"/> He retired in October 2010<ref name="retire" />
He has served on the boards of directors of the [[Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago]], [[IBM]], [[Krueger International]], [[Metavante]], [[Modine Manufacturing]], [[Super Steel Products]] and the [[Wausau Paper|Wausau Paper Corporation]].<ref name="forbes"/><ref name="business"/>
===Philanthropy===
He has served on the boards of trustees of the [[National Multiple Sclerosis Society]], the [[Pabst Theater]], the [[United Way of America|United Way]], [[YMCA]] of Wisconsin and the [[Christian Stewardship Foundation]].<ref name="business"/>
A [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]], he has supported [[George W. Bush]], [[John McCain]] and [[Paul Ryan]]. He is the chairman of the board of directors of the [[Bradley Foundation]].<ref name="business"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bradleyfdn.org/board_of_directors.asp |title=The Bradley Foundation Board of Directors |access-date=2013-01-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140216215554/http://www.bradleyfdn.org/board_of_directors.asp |archive-date=2014-02-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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