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Norris joins Torrington Properties as CFO

Boston, MA Torrington Properties has hired industry veteran Mike Norris as the company’s new chief financial officer. Norris officially joined the company on March 6.

During his 25-year career, Norris managed the accounting, tax preparation, reporting and compliance of major commercial real estate firms in the Boston market. Most recently, Norris served as chief compliance officer and director of accounting at Marcus Partners in Boston where he worked as part of the finance and accounting team for 12 years. In that role, he assisted in the acquisition, disposition, development and financing of over $2 billion in real estate. Prior to Marcus Partners, Norris served as the director of financial and portfolio reporting at New Boston Fund in Boston.

“We are thrilled to have Mike to join the Torrington team as CFO,” Torrington chief executive officer Jay Bisognano said. “Mike is a well-respected real estate professional and has worked on multi-billion-dollar real estate teams with complex finance and accounting mechanisms. Having him lead our financial operations will accelerate our growth trajectory and strategy while elevating the experience for all of Torrington’s stakeholders.” 

“I am looking forward to working with such a dynamic and innovative team,” Mike Norris said. “Torrington is a well-respected name in the industry, as it is an organization that has kept its entrepreneurial roots while maintaining strong investment disciplines. I will leverage my experience and expertise to participate in the next phase of the company’s growth.”

Norris is a licensed certified public accountant in Massachusetts and is an active member of the American Institute and Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants. He earned a Master of Business Administration from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College and his Bachelor of Science in Accounting at Bentley University in Waltham, Mass.

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