Name:
Doug Philipsen - 2001
Title:
Chairman, president & CEO
Company:
Independent Bank Corp. and Rockland Trust Co.
Location:
Rockland, Mass.
Birthplace:
Pittsford, VT - 1938
Family: Wife, Mary; daughter, Marion; son, Doug II
College: BA, Middlebury College, ’60; MBA, Cornell University, ‘62
First job outside of finance: Ford Motor Company, 1962, financial director of research staff
First job outside of finance: Ford Motor Company, 1962, financial director of research staff
First job in finance or allied field: W.R. Grace & Co., 1962-1971, mergers and acquisitions
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Maintain Rockland Trust Co. as the preeminent provider of financial services in southeastern Mass.
Hobbies: Boating, flying, woodworking, hiking
Key to success: People do business with people, not institutions
If you were forced to choose another vocation what would it be? Stunt pilot