As used in R.S. 17:14A-53, "control" means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a safe deposit company, whether by means of the ownership of the stock or equity interests of the safe deposit company by means of a contractual arrangement, or otherwise. Control shall be presumed to exist if any person or company, directly or indirectly, owns, controls or holds with power to vote 10% or more of the stock of the safe deposit company or of any company which owns, controls or holds with power to vote 10% or more of the stock of the safe deposit company, but a person shall not be deemed to control a safe deposit company solely by reason of his being an officer or director of the safe deposit company.
N.J.S. § 17:14A-54