By Daily Press staff
Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles (JFS) has announced that David Marks, executive vice president and head of U.S. Corporate Banking for Wells Fargo, has joined its board of directors.
“We are delighted to welcome David Marks to the JFS Board,” said Paul S. Castro, JFS’s executive director. “Wells Fargo and its executives have long been a source of support and leadership to JFS, and David’s appointment continues this valuable partnership.”
In 2004, Wells Fargo received the first Anita and Stanley Hirsh Award, presented annually by JFS to an individual, organization, or corporation that has made a significant, ongoing contribution of service and/or financial support to JFS. The award was named in memory of long-time JFS supporter Stanley Hirsh.
Marks leads more than 400 Wells Fargo team members who focus on generating ideas that create value and improve Wells Fargo’s relationships with large corporations across the U. S. He is responsible for Wells Fargo’s nine corporate banking offices in the U.S., its financial institutions division, and the California government, education and labor division. In addition, Marks’ responsibilities include Wells Fargo shareowner services, the premier provider of stock transfer and related services to public companies and their shareholders.
Marks was born in Minneapolis. He earned a bachelor’s degree in history from Carleton College. He and his family live in Santa Monica.
For more than 151 years, JFS has provided the highest quality social services to individuals and families in need, regardless of age, ethnicity, religion or ability to pay. Vital programs of JFS counsel families in crisis, support the elderly, house the homeless, feed the hungry, assist people with disabilities and work with victims of violence. JFS is the first call for families in need. For more information visit www.jfsla.org.
JFS is a beneficiary agency of The Jewish Federation and the United Way.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on April 13, 2006. Read the original PDF.