Huntington National Bank has announced that Gary Torgow has agreed to extend his commitment to continue in his role as its Chairman of the Board of Directors of Huntington National Bank.
“Along with our board of directors and executive leadership team, I am very pleased that Gary has agreed to extend his commitment to our company,” said Steve Steinour, chairman, president, and CEO of Huntington. “I greatly value his leadership and his deep commitment to our colleagues and the communities across our footprint of 14 states. I deeply appreciate and admire him as a leader, partner and person.”
“Gary is a remarkable leader, both at the bank and throughout the region,” said Mike Land, Huntington’s regional president for Southeast Michigan and Northwest Ohio. “We are indeed very fortunate that he is extending his contract as our chairman.”
Torgow was originally named to chairman of the board following TCF Bank’s merger with Huntington in June 2021. He previously served as the chairman of TCF (known as Chemical Financial Corporation until August 2019) from September 2016 until TCF’s merger with Huntington in June 2021, and served as chairman of Talmer Bancorp, Inc. until its merger with Chemical Financial Corporation in August 2019.
Torgow is on the boards of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, DTE Energy, Community Foundation of Southeastern Michigan, Business Leaders for Michigan, Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, and the Detroit Regional Partnership.
Additionally, he has served as chairman of the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation, the Michigan Civil Rights Commission, and First Place Bank. In 2019, Governor Gretchen Whitmer designated Torgow as one of her emergency interim successors. He also serves as president of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, on the board of the Pope Francis Center, and as board president for Yeshiva Beth Yehudah school.
Torgow also is a major supporter of local students. In partnership with Michigan Chronicle, Torgow represents Huntington for the S.W.A.G. Awards, which annually grants $100,000 in scholarships to Detroit-area students.
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