George Norcross III
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George Norcross III (born c. 1957) is an American insurance executive and a fundraiser for Democratic Party organizations in the south region of New Jersey.[1]
Norcross serves as Chairman of Conner Strong Companies, Inc. (formerly Commerce Insurance Services). The company ranks among the largest insurance, risk management and employee benefits brokerage and consulting firms in the country, with offices located in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware. Norcross has been the head of Conner Strong and its predecessor companies since 1979. The current company was formed after Commerce Bancorp was acquired by Toronto-Dominion Bank. As part of the 2007 acquisition, TD Bank agreed to sell Commerce's insurance division back to Norcross.[2] Norcross is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Cooper Health System and Cooper University Hospital in Camden, New Jersey and has served as a Trustee since 1990. He formerly served on the Board of Directors of Commerce Bancorp.
A former Rutgers University student and son of a union organizer, Norcross was previously the chairman of the Camden County Democratic Party. His brother Donald Norcross is the current chairman and a state senator representing the 5th Legislative District. While Norcross has never been elected to a public office, in June 2007, he was named the second most influential political personality in the state of New Jersey.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ U S VISION INC proxy filing, January 22, 2002 (giving Norcross's age as 45)
- ^ "Commerce Bancorp is sold to Toronto's TD Bank". USA Today. 2007-10-02. http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/banking/2007-10-02-commerce-bancorp-td_N.htm.
- ^ PoliticsNJ.com Power List 2007, June 20, 2007
[edit] Sources
- Murphy, Brian P. (July 1, 2002). Senatorial suspense on the CBT and arena. PoliticsNJ.com
- Riley, Clint (May 21, 2003) Fast-Growing Commerce Bancorp Counts On Political Ties. Hackensack Record
- Engle,Bob & McClure, Sandy (2008), The Soprano State: New Jersey's Culture of Corruption, St. Martin's Press, New York.
- Rys, Richard (May 15, 2006) They Have No Choice. Philadelphia Magazine
