Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> October 21, 2002

Vernon Hill Ii – Commerce Bancorp Inc (cbh)

VERNON W. HILL II is Chairman and President and Founder of Commerce Bancorp, Inc., which was launched in 1973 with the opening of its first branch in Marlton, New Jersey. He was named 'Community Banker of the Year' by American Banker for 2000. Mr. Hill is a graduate of the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Profile
TWST: Could we begin with a brief historical sketch of Commerce

Bancorp, and then a picture of things as they are now?

Mr. Hill: The bank was formed as a new charter in 1973. Over the

years