Gary Torgow Explained

Gary Torgow is an American businessman active in civic, charitable and communal endeavors.

Education and personal life

Torgow has a B.A. degree and a J.D. degree and is married with five children.[1]

Career

Gary Torgow is chairman of The Huntington National Bank, a subsidiary of Huntington Bancshares,[2] upon the merger of Huntington and TCF Financial Corporation.[3] [4]

He was appointed to the board of directors of TCF Financial Corporation upon completion of the merger between Chemical Financial Corporation and legacy TCF Financial Corporation on August 1, 2019. Torgow previously served as chairman of the board of directors of Chemical Financial Corporation from August 2016 to August 2019. He also served as chairman of the board of directors of Talmer Bancorp, Inc. from December 2009 to July 2016.

Prior to his work with Talmer Bancorp and Chemical Financial Corporation, Torgow founded and chaired Sterling Group, a real estate, development, and investment company based in Michigan.

Communal and civic activity

Torgow is on the boards of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan,[5] DTE Energy,[6] Community Foundation of Southeastern Michigan,[7] Business Leaders for Michigan,[8] Pope Francis Center,[9] and the Detroit Regional Partnership.[10]

Gary serves as the President of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit[11] and of the Yeshiva Beth Yehuda.[12]

Torgow has served as chairman of the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation,[13] the Michigan Civil Rights Commission and First Place Bank.[14] On Jan 25, 2019, Governor Gretchen Whitmer designated Torgow as one of her emergency interim successors.[15]

He has received a number of honors and awards including the NAACP Fannie Lou Hamer Award,[16] the Urban League of Detroit Distinguished Warrior Award,[17] the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit's Frank Wetsman Young Leadership Award,[18] the NAACP James Weldon Johnson Lifetime Achievement Award,[19] and the Wayne State University School of Law Outstanding Alumni Award.[20]

He is the author of "Raising the Bar",[21] and "Holy Warrior",[22] and has given numerous talks[23] and lectures throughout the country.[24] [25]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gary Torgow . Amazon.
  2. News: Gary Torgow to Remain as Chairman of Huntington Banks’ Board of Directors . michiganchronicle.com. 2024-07-15.
  3. News: TCF Financial Corp. introduces board of directors . ourmidland.com. 2019-08-15.
  4. News: TCF announces renaming of Cobo Center as TCF Center . fox2detroit.com. 2019-08-27.
  5. Web site: BCBSM Board of Directors. bcbsm.com. 2014-09-22.
  6. Web site: DTE Energy names bank chairman Gary Torgow to board of directors. dteenergy.com. 2019-06-21.
  7. Web site: Community Foundation of Southeastern Michigan. cfsem.org. 2014-09-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20140618003316/http://cfsem.org/about-us/board-of-trustees/gary-torgow. 2014-06-18. dead.
  8. Web site: Business Leaders for Michigan members. businessleadersformichigan.com. 2014-09-22.
  9. Web site: Pope Francis Center Strengthens Board with New Members for Next Phase of Serving Homeless in Detroit. popefranciscenter.org. 2024-07-17.
  10. Web site: DRP Board Members drive economic development in the Detroit Region. detroitregionalpartnership.com. 2024-07-17.
  11. Web site: Leadership - Jewish Federation of Detroit. jewishdetroit.org. 2024-07-17.
  12. Web site: The Surest Path to Eternity: Interview with Gary Torgow. jewishaction.com. 2024-07-17.
  13. Web site: Detroit Yeshiva Bio. detroityeshiva.org. 2014-09-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20150206080221/http://www.detroityeshiva.org/page.asp?id=eed3ec5cbbfac99ffbb512299e1e4188fd2e4c88a196fa199720161cb272. 2015-02-06. dead.
  14. Web site: Detroit Yeshiva. detroityeshiva.org. 2014-09-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20150206080221/http://www.detroityeshiva.org/page.asp?id=eed3ec5cbbfac99ffbb512299e1e4188fd2e4c88a196fa199720161cb272. 2015-02-06. dead.
  15. Web site: Gov. Whitmer Designates Emergency Interim Successors. michigan.gov. 2019-04-07.
  16. Web site: Michigan Chronicle. michronicleonline.com. 2014-09-23. 2014-11-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20141111153506/http://michronicleonline.com/2014/04/07/champion-of-civil-rights-appointed-naacp-dinner-chair/. dead.
  17. Web site: Distinguished Warriors Dinner 2022. dbusiness.com. 2024-07-17.
  18. Web site: State of Michigan. state.mi.us. 2014-09-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20041207161941/http://www.state.mi.us/migov/gov/PressReleases/199801/app1_21.html. 2004-12-07. dead.
  19. Web site: Detroit NAACP to Present Anthony with Great Expectations Award. housedems.com. 2024-07-17.
  20. Web site: Legal News. legalnews.com. 2014-09-23.
  21. Book: Raising the Bar. 1578195373. Manuel Merzon. M.. 2001.
  22. Web site: Holy Warrior. goodreads.com. 2014-09-23.
  23. Web site: Gary Torgow Speech. vimeo.com. 2014-09-23.
  24. Web site: Wayne Law panel discussion. law.wayne.edu. 2014-09-23.
  25. Web site: Gary Torgow Detroit Revitalization. alma.edu. 2017-04-28.

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