Portland Trust
The Portland Trust is a not-for-profit foundation 'committed to promoting peace and stability between Palestinians and Israelis through economic development.' [1]
Contents
Activities
History
The Portland Trust was founded in London in 2003 by Sir Ronald Cohen, founder of the Private Equity firm Apax and Sir Harry Solomon, former chairman and CEO of Hillsdown Holdings. [2]
Affiliations
People
- Sir Ronald Cohen, co-founder
- Sir Harry Solomon, co-founder and former chairman and CEO of Hillsdown Holdings
- Lord David Freud, former CEO of The Portland Trust between 2005-2008 after retiring as Vice Chairman from UBS Investment Banking, remains a Trustee and Director. Appointed UK Minister for Welfare and Reform in May 2010.[3]
- Sir Martin Gilbert - historian
- Eival Gilady - Managing Director of The Portland Trust's Tel Aviv office (opened June 2005)
- Samir Hulileh - runs the Trust's Ramallah office
Funding
The Trust is a non-profit organisation registered as a charity in England and Wales (charity no 1106429). It received income of £1,555,098 million and spent £1.57 million in charitable spending in the year ending December 2009. [5]
Clients
Publications
Contact
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Resources
Notes
- ↑ The Portland Trust,Homepage, accessed 20 October 2010.
- ↑ The Portland Trust,Homepage, accessed 20 October 2010.
- ↑ David Freud, David Freud Biography, The Conservatives, accessed 16-October-2010
- ↑ The Portland Trust, About us, accessed 20 October 2010.
- ↑ Charity Commission,<http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/SHOWCHARITY/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=1106429&SubsidiaryNumber=0 The Portland Trust], accessed 20 October 2010.
