Norman R. Bobins

Vice Chairman of CIBC - US Region

Mr. Bobins serves as Vice Chairman of CIBC - US Region; Non-Executive Chairman of Transco, Inc. and founder of Norman Bobins Consulting LLC.  Previously, Mr. Bobins has served as Non-Executive Chairman of The Private Bank; Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of LaSalle Bank and as head of ABN AMRO's $217 billion North American business. His prior experience includes 14 years at American National Bank and Trust Company. 
 
Mr. Bobins is a board member of Pangea Properties, Halo Parent Holdings, L.P. and OW Holdings Corporation.  Some of his many honors and awards include:  The Civic Federation’s 2018 Lyman J. Gage Award for Outstanding Civic Contribution by a Chicagoan, Illinois Bankers Association 2014 Illinois Banker of the Year Award, the 2007 Order of Lincoln, the state of Illinois’ highest award. 

A native Chicagoan, Bobins currently serves as a board member for the Illinois Holocaust Museum, Navy Pier, Inc., the Brain Research Foundation and others.
 
Mr. Bobins earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin and his master’s degree from the University of Chicago.