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Gary Torgow is an American businessman, serving as the chairman of The Huntington National Bank, a subsidiary of Huntington Bancshares,[1][2][3]

Education and personal life

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Torgow has a B.A. degree from Yeshiva University and a J.D. degree from Wayne State University and is married with five children.[4]

Career

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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

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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]

References

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  1. ^ "Gary Torgow to Remain as Chairman of Huntington Banks' Board of Directors". michiganchronicle.com. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  2. ^ "TCF Financial Corp. introduces board of directors". ourmidland.com. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  3. ^ "TCF announces renaming of Cobo Center as TCF Center". fox2detroit.com. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
  4. ^ "Gary Torgow". Amazon.
  5. ^ "BCBSM Board of Directors". bcbsm.com. Retrieved 2014-09-22.
  6. ^ "DTE Energy names bank chairman Gary Torgow to board of directors". dteenergy.com. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  7. ^ "Community Foundation of Southeastern Michigan". cfsem.org. Archived from the original on 2014-06-18. Retrieved 2014-09-22.
  8. ^ "Business Leaders for Michigan members". businessleadersformichigan.com. Retrieved 2014-09-22.
  9. ^ "Pope Francis Center Strengthens Board with New Members for Next Phase of Serving Homeless in Detroit". popefranciscenter.org. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  10. ^ "DRP Board Members drive economic development in the Detroit Region". detroitregionalpartnership.com. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  11. ^ "Leadership - Jewish Federation of Detroit". jewishdetroit.org. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  12. ^ "The Surest Path to Eternity: Interview with Gary Torgow". jewishaction.com. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  13. ^ "Detroit Yeshiva Bio". detroityeshiva.org. Archived from the original on 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  14. ^ "Detroit Yeshiva". detroityeshiva.org. Archived from the original on 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  15. ^ "Gov. Whitmer Designates Emergency Interim Successors". michigan.gov. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  16. ^ "Michigan Chronicle". michronicleonline.com. Archived from the original on 2014-11-11. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  17. ^ "Distinguished Warriors Dinner 2022". dbusiness.com. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  18. ^ "State of Michigan". state.mi.us. Archived from the original on 2004-12-07. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  19. ^ "Detroit NAACP to Present Anthony with Great Expectations Award". housedems.com. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  20. ^ "Legal News". legalnews.com. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  21. ^ Manuel Merzon, M. (2001). Raising the Bar. ISBN 1578195373.
  22. ^ "Holy Warrior". goodreads.com. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  23. ^ "Gary Torgow Speech". vimeo.com. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  24. ^ "Wayne Law panel discussion". law.wayne.edu. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  25. ^ "Gary Torgow Detroit Revitalization". alma.edu. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
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