Marc Worth
BornMarch 1961
Nottingham, England
Died (aged 61)
OccupationBusinessman
SpouseHilda Worth
Children4

Marcus Daniel Worth (March 1961 – 13 January 2023) was a British businessman. He was the co-founder of Worth Global Style Network, a fashion trend-forecaster, and Stylus.[1]

Early life

Marcus Daniel Worth was born in March 1961,[2] in Nottingham, England.[3][4] He has an elder brother, Julian Worth.[3] He received three O Levels and left school at the age of sixteen.[4]

Career

Worth started his career by working for the family business, Heat-Seal Textiles, with his brother Julian.[4]

With his brother Julian, Worth was the co-founder of World Global Style Network, a fashion trend-forecaster, in 1997.[5][6][7] WGSN quickly grew into a global player with hundreds of staff situated in offices around the world. They sold it to Emap for £140 million in 2005.[6][7]

Worth acquired the fashion label Ossie Clark in 2007.[7] He launched a new collection at the 2008 London Fashion Week, but sold it eighteen months later, after losing £4 million.[7]

Worth wrote articles for Forbes.[8]

In 2019, Worth launched Stylus, an innovation research and advisory firm helping businesses process global consumer lifestyle, product and engagement insights.[9]

Philanthropy

Worth was the chairman of the British-Israel Chamber of Commerce.[4] He was on the board of UK Israel Business,[10] and on the board of governors of the Shenkar College of Engineering and Design in Ramat Gan, Israel.[4][11]

With his wife, Worth made charitable contributions to the Hampstead Theatre.[12] They have also donated to the Conservative Party, including to the MPs Mike Freer,[13] Richard Harrington[14] and Michael Gove.[15]

Personal life and death

Worth met his wife Hilda when she was nineteen years old.[16] She serves as co-Chair of the Jewish Women's Aid, a Jewish non-profit organisation which tackles domestic violence, and Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Friends of Israel.[17][18] They had four children, Patti, Max, Henry and Louis.[4] They attended the Hampstead Synagogue.[4] They resided in Hampstead Garden Suburb, north London, and had a home in Herzliya, Israel.[4]

Worth died from a heart attack on 13 January 2023, at the age of 61.[19]

References

  1. ↑ "About Me: Website". Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Marcus Daniel WORTH - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Sunday Times Rich List". The Sunday Times. No. 78. 26 April 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Krieger, Candice (24 February 2011). "The £4m venture that's 'Worth' it". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  5. ↑ Milmo, Dan (15 October 2005). "Emap makes millionaires of brothers who built cyberspace catwalk". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  6. 1 2 Williams, Christopher (10 August 2014). "I've created a monster for an industry of idiots, says WSGN founder Marc Worth". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Moules, Jonathan (30 September 2011). "My liquidity moment: Marc Worth". Financial Times. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Marc Worth". Forbes. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  9. ↑ http://www.stylus.com/About About}
  10. ↑ "Board of Directors". UK Israel Business. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  11. ↑ "Board of Governors Meeting 2015: May 31 – June 2". Shenkar College of Engineering and Design. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "Current Patrons". Hampstead Theatre. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  13. ↑ "TheyWorkForYou". TheyWorkForYou. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  14. ↑ "TheyWorkForYou". TheyWorkForYou. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  15. ↑ "Search - The Electoral Commission". search.electoralcommission.org.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  16. ↑ Hill, Amelia (28 April 2002). "A tale of two sisters: women in one family who chose different approaches to motherhood". The Observer. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  17. ↑ Worth, Hilda (16 September 2015). "A Glimpse into the Life of…. Hilda Worth, Jewish Women's Aid". Jewish Women's Aid. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  18. ↑ "DIRECTORS OF CFI LTD". Conservative Friends of Israel. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  19. ↑ Halliday, Sandra (16 January 2023). "WGSN and Stylus founder Marc Worth dies". FashionNetwork. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
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