Jewish Care is excited to announce that Marcus Sperber has taken up his role as Chairman of Jewish Care today, having served as a Trustee since 2021.
Marcus has a wealth of knowledge, expertise, and experience in the charity sector and Jewish community, having sat on the boards and committees of many organisations including UJIA, North West London Jewish Day School, the Jewish Leadership Council and the Shen Charitable Trust. He also has over 30 years of experience in the real estate and investment management industry. Marcus currently runs his own investment and advisory business, Northcroft Capital, and acts as a non-executive Director and advisor to a number of investment managers, pension funds, and Real Estate companies. His previous roles include spending 17 years at BlackRock where he was Global Head of Real Estate and where he served on BlackRock’s Global Operating committee, Global Human Capital committee and European Executive committee. Marcus is a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.
Marcus Says, “Jewish Care is a cause very close to my heart, and I am truly honoured to be taking up the role of Chairman. The organisation has an exceptional Board of Trustees and an incredibly talented team of staff and volunteers led by CEO, Daniel Carmel-Brown. I am very much looking forward to working alongside all of them, partnering with them, to ensure that we continue to reach and provide care to clients and their families in our community who need our support. It is a privilege to be part of Jewish Care’s critical work and to be able to give back to the Jewish and wider community.
“I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the hard work of the outgoing Chairman, Jonathan Zenios, for his immense leadership and dedication to Jewish Care. His commitment and dedication have helped to grow and strengthen the organisation. Having worked tirelessly through some of our most challenging periods, including navigating the organisation through a pandemic, Jonathan also aligned our pay strategy with the London Living Wage, ensuring we recruit and retain the most talented staff, and completed our wonderful Sandringham development. We are incredibly grateful for his commitment and wish him all the very best, knowing he will always be an exceptional friend to Jewish Care.
“As my term begins, I not only feel a weight of responsibility, but am also looking forward to building on Jonathan’s legacy and the legacies of the many exceptional Chairs that have preceded me.”