Marc Worth

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

Worth started his career by working for the family business, Heat-Seal Textiles, with his brother Julian. 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. In 2009, Worth launched Stylus, an innovation research and advisory firm. ==Philanthropy==

Worth was the chairman of the British-Israel Chamber of Commerce. and on the board of governors of the Shenkar College of Engineering and Design in Ramat Gan, Israel. With his wife, Worth made charitable contributions to the Hampstead Theatre. They have also donated to the Conservative Party, including to the MPs Mike Freer, Richard Harrington and Michael Gove. ==Personal life and death==

Worth met his wife Hilda when she was nineteen years old. 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. They had four children, Patti, Max, Henry and Louis. He is survived by his second wife, Kelly, and her three children, Annabelle, Max and Sophie. ==References==