| Marc Worth | |
| Birth Date: | March 1961 |
| Birth Place: | Nottingham, England |
| Occupation: | Businessman |
| Spouse: | Hilda Worth |
| Children: | 4 |
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]
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]
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 2009, Worth launched Stylus, an innovation research and advisory firm helping businesses process global consumer lifestyle, product and engagement insights.[9]
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]
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]