Roger L. Fitzsimonds
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Roger Fitzsimonds was the chairman and CEO of Firstar Corporation
(now US Bancorp) from 1986 to 1999. He joined the then First Wisconsin National Bank of Milwaukee in 1964 as a management trainee and managerial and administrative positions in branches in Milwaukee and Green Bay
afterwards. He became the vice president of the company in 1973, and president and chief operating officer in 1986. He assumed the same responsibilities for the holding company, Firstar Corporation, in 1987. He retired in 1999. During his term, Firstar Corporation
undergone rapid expansion, growing from a regional bank into a large national bank.
Fitzsimonds was also the chairman of the board of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce. He has an honorary Doctorate in Commercial Science from his alma mater, the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, and served as president of the university's Lubar School of Business's Advisory Council from 1991-1999.
He obtained his B.A. in Business and MBA in Finance from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee in 1960 and 1971 respectively.
Firstar Corporation
Firstar Corporation is the former name of what is now U.S. Bancorp, also known as U.S. Bank, a bank corporation in the United States. In 2001, Firstar acquired U.S. Bancorp and assumed its name, moving its headquarters to Minneapolis.-History:...
(now US Bancorp) from 1986 to 1999. He joined the then First Wisconsin National Bank of Milwaukee in 1964 as a management trainee and managerial and administrative positions in branches in Milwaukee and Green Bay
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Green Bay is a city in and the county seat of Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, located at the head of Green Bay, a sub-basin of Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the Fox River. It has an elevation of above sea level and is located north of Milwaukee. As of the 2010 United States Census,...
afterwards. He became the vice president of the company in 1973, and president and chief operating officer in 1986. He assumed the same responsibilities for the holding company, Firstar Corporation, in 1987. He retired in 1999. During his term, Firstar Corporation
Firstar Corporation
Firstar Corporation is the former name of what is now U.S. Bancorp, also known as U.S. Bank, a bank corporation in the United States. In 2001, Firstar acquired U.S. Bancorp and assumed its name, moving its headquarters to Minneapolis.-History:...
undergone rapid expansion, growing from a regional bank into a large national bank.
Fitzsimonds was also the chairman of the board of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce. He has an honorary Doctorate in Commercial Science from his alma mater, the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, and served as president of the university's Lubar School of Business's Advisory Council from 1991-1999.
He obtained his B.A. in Business and MBA in Finance from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee in 1960 and 1971 respectively.