42 min.

Ep. 29 - Paul J. Noris, CEO of Bank of Central Florida Growing Pains: The Unheard Stories of Lakeland's Business Owners

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Mr. Noris is the Chairman of the Board, as well as serving as the Chief Executive Officer of the Bank.

Prior to joining Bank of Central Florida, Paul Noris was the Lakeland city president for SunTrust Bank, Mid-Florida. During his sixteen-year career with SunTrust Bank, Mr. Noris spent two years in the retail side of the bank as a branch manager, two years in credit administration managing the credit training function for the bank, and one year in the trust and investment area engaged in sales and relationship management, and more than ten years working in the commercial lending department.

Mr. Noris has lived in Lakeland since 1996 and has served on the boards of various civic organizations during that time. He is a former chair of the Lakeland Area Chamber of Commerce, Business Voice, and Leadership Lakeland Class XXXIII. He is the past president of the Explorations V Children's Museum. He currently serves as Chairman of Lakeland Regional Hospital Foundation, Chair of the 2017 United Way Campaign, and is on the Advisory Board at the Barney Barnett School of Business at Florida Southern College.

He is a graduate of Leadership Lakeland Class XVI. Mr. Noris received his bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Florida in 1987.

Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/_pv1hKNaMmI

Mr. Noris is the Chairman of the Board, as well as serving as the Chief Executive Officer of the Bank.

Prior to joining Bank of Central Florida, Paul Noris was the Lakeland city president for SunTrust Bank, Mid-Florida. During his sixteen-year career with SunTrust Bank, Mr. Noris spent two years in the retail side of the bank as a branch manager, two years in credit administration managing the credit training function for the bank, and one year in the trust and investment area engaged in sales and relationship management, and more than ten years working in the commercial lending department.

Mr. Noris has lived in Lakeland since 1996 and has served on the boards of various civic organizations during that time. He is a former chair of the Lakeland Area Chamber of Commerce, Business Voice, and Leadership Lakeland Class XXXIII. He is the past president of the Explorations V Children's Museum. He currently serves as Chairman of Lakeland Regional Hospital Foundation, Chair of the 2017 United Way Campaign, and is on the Advisory Board at the Barney Barnett School of Business at Florida Southern College.

He is a graduate of Leadership Lakeland Class XVI. Mr. Noris received his bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Florida in 1987.

Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/_pv1hKNaMmI

42 min.