Sir Trevor Steven Pears CMG (born 18 June 1964) is a British businessman. He is the executive chairman of the

Pears Foundation The Pears Family Charitable Foundation is a charitable trust established in 1991 by three brothers, Trevor Pears, David Pears and Mark Pears. Much of the foundation's income is generated by the William Pears Group, a property company established ...

, the family foundation he set up in 1992 with his two brothers, Mark and David.

Early life

Trevor Pears was born to a

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family, the son of Clive Pears and Clarice Talisman Castle (1933–1999), and the grandson of Bernard Pears. Clarice Talisman Castle was born and raised in Lochside Street, Shawlands, Glasgow, the daughter of Abraham Castle, a dealer in electrical and wireless appliances, and his wife Hannah. He was educated at the private City of London School for Boys, followed by City Polytechnic, where he studied law.

Career

He inherited, along with his brothers

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and David, a multi-billion pound property empire, the

William Pears Group William Pears Group is one of Britain's largest property companies, with £6 billion of property in London and south-east England. The William Pears Group was founded in 1952, by Bernard Pears (who changed his name from Schleicher on emigrati ...

, founded by his father and grandfather. Pears remains a director. Pears also oversees the strategic direction of the Pears Foundation, which is concerned with positive identity and citizenship and seeks to build respect and understanding between people of different backgrounds and faiths; investing in programmes in the UK, Israel and the developing world. The Foundation has also partnered with the

British Council The British Council is a British organisation specialising in international cultural and educational opportunities. It works in over 100 countries: promoting a wider knowledge of the United Kingdom and the English language (and the Welsh lan ...

, British Embassy in Israel, and UJIA to fund research into treating diabetes, heart disease, leukaemia, anaemia and Alzheimer’s.

Activism

In 2005, he donated £20,000 to David Cameron's Conservative Party leadership campaign. He is the chair of the Antisemitism Policy Trust.

Personal life

He lives in

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, with his wife Daniela and their three children. In 2014, Daniela Pears was appointed as mayoress of the

London Borough of Camden The London Borough of Camden () is a London borough in Inner London. Camden Town Hall, on Euston Road, lies north of Charing Cross. The borough was established on 1 April 1965 from the area of the former boroughs of Hampstead, Holborn, and ...

. She is also a trustee of the Jewish charity

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Honours

Pears is a fellow of Birkbeck, University of London and was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the

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for services to the community and UK/Israel relations. He was knighted in the 2017 Birthday Honours for services to philanthropy.

References

External links

Pears FoundationAntisemitism Policy Trust
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