Thomas Schreier was named CEO of the combined asset management...

Thomas Schreier was named CEO of the combined asset management business of Firstar Corp. and U.S. Bancorp, which are scheduled to merge in the first quarter 2001. He also will serve on the management committee of the U.S. Bancorp Wealth Management & Capital Markets division. Firstar Investment & Research Management Company and First American Asset Management manage a total of $130 billion. Robert Peterson, co-head of Equity Research, was named head of equity research for U.S. Bancorp.