Gary Torgow

Gary Torgow is a Detroit businessman active in business, civic, charitable and communal endeavors.

Education and personal life

Torgow has a Bachelor of Arts and a Law degree and is married to Malke Torgow. The couple has five children and numerous grandchildren.[1]

Career

Gary Torgow is Chairman of Chemical Financial Corporation, the holding company for Chemical Bank in Midland, Michigan.[2] Torgow is also the founder and chairman of the Sterling Group, a Detroit based real-estate, investment and management company.[3]

Sterling Group has acquired a number of Michigan landmark buildings including The Qube, the Fort Washington Plaza,[4] the Gateway Industrial[5] and the Guardian Building.[6]

Communal and civic activity

Torgow is on the boards of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan,[7] Community Foundation of Southeastern Michigan,[8] Business Leaders for Michigan,[9] Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit,[10] Downtown Detroit Partnership,[11] and the Wayne State University Foundation.[12] In Torgow's capacity as a vice president of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit he hosted a large gathering to support the Federation at his home.[13]

Torgow has served as chairman of the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation,[14] the Michigan Civil Rights Commission and First Place Bank.[15]

He has received a number of honors and awards including the NAACP Fannie Lou Hamer Award,[16] the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit's Frank Wetsman Young Leadership Award,[17] and the Wayne State University School of Law Outstanding Alumni Award.[18]

He is the author of "Raising the Bar",[19] and "Holy Warrior",[20] and has given numerous talks[21] and lectures throughout the country.[22][23]

References

  1. ↑ "Gary Torgow; Amazon". amazon.com. Retrieved 2014-09-22.
  2. ↑ "Chemical Financial Corp. completes merger with Talmer Bancorp". mlive.com. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
  3. ↑ "Sterling Group". sgdetroit.com. Retrieved 2014-09-22.
  4. ↑ "Fort Washington Plaza". emporis.com. Retrieved 2014-09-22.
  5. ↑ "Gateway Industrial". costar.com. Retrieved 2014-09-22.
  6. ↑ "Guardian Building". historicdetroit.org. Retrieved 2014-09-22.
  7. ↑ "BCBSM Board of Directors". bcbsm.com. Retrieved 2014-09-22.
  8. ↑ "Community Foundation of Southeastern Michigan". cfsem.org. Retrieved 2014-09-22.
  9. ↑ "Business Leaders for Michigan members". businessleadersformichigan.com. Retrieved 2014-09-22.
  10. ↑ "Crains Detroit". crainsdetroit.com. Retrieved 2014-09-22.
  11. ↑ "Crains Detroit". crainsdetroit.com. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  12. ↑ "Market Watch". marketwatch.com. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  13. ↑ "The Jewish News". thejewishnews.com. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  14. ↑ "Detroit Yeshiva Bio". detroityeshiva.org. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  15. ↑ "Detroit Yeshiva". detroityeshiva.org. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  16. ↑ "Michigan Chronicle". michronicleonline.com. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  17. ↑ "State of Michigan". state.mi.us. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  18. ↑ "Legal News". legalnews.com. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  19. ↑ "Raising the Bar". amazon.com. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  20. ↑ "Holy Warrior". goodreads.com. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  21. ↑ "Gary Torgow Speech". vimeo.com. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  22. ↑ "Wayne Law panel discussion". law.wayne.edu. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  23. ↑ "Gary Torgow Detroit Revitalization". alma.edu. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
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