Personality Profile - William Norton

William Norton President Norton Asset Management

Name: William Norton

Title: President

Company: Norton Asset Management

Location: 196 Bridge St., Manchester, NH 03104

Place of birth and year: Boston - 1950

Family: Wife, Helen: daughter, Emily (24) and son, Tim (20)

College: Harvard College, BS; Univ. of North Carolina, Charlote, MA Geography; Southern New Hampshire Univ., MBA

First job unrelated to your current field: Residential construction

First job in current field: Facilities management

What your firm does now and its plans for the future? We balance an active commercial real estate advisory practice (rent a real estate department) with strong brokerage and development function.

Hobbies: Golf, reading and cross country skiing

Favorite novel: "i Sniper" by Stephen Hunter

Favorite film: "The Gods Must Be Crazy"

Keys to success: Hard work, hard work and more hard work

Person you most admire (outside of family): Thomas Jefferson

If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Golf course architect

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