Gary Torgow
Chairman
Chemical Financial Corporation
Gary Torgow is the Chairman of Chemical Financial Corporation, the holding company for
Chemical Bank which is the largest bank headquartered in Michigan. Chemical Bank recently
merged with Talmer Bank, where Mr. Torgow served as Founder and Chairman. Gary is also
the Founder and Chairman of the Sterling Group, a Michigan-based real estate, development
and investment company, which has acquired, developed and operated a number of important
landmark properties in southeastern Michigan.
Gary currently serves on the Board of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Gary is also an
Executive Board member of Business Leaders of Michigan and is a Trustee and Board member of
the Community Foundation of Southeastern Michigan. He is on the Foundation Boards of Wayne
State University and Henry Ford Hospital and is a member of the Beaumont Health Trustees. Mr.
Torgow also serves as a Trustee on the Board of Touro College, is on the Executive Board of the
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, and is the Board President of Detroit’s largest Jewish
Day School, the Yeshiva Beth Yehudah.
Mr. Torgow has served as a volunteer on numerous civic and communal boards, including the
Detroit Economic Growth Corporation and the Michigan Civil Rights Commission, both of which
he served as Chairman.
Gary has won numerous awards including the Frank A. Wetsman Leadership Award from the
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, the NAACP’s Fannie Lou Hamer “Keeping the Spirit
Moving” Award, and the Wayne State University Law School Distinguished Alumni Award.
Gary is a graduate of Yeshiva University and Wayne State University School of Law and is a
member in good standing of the Michigan Bar Association. Gary is married with five children.
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