NEW YORK & BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Marc J. Leder, co-founder and co-CEO of Sun Capital Partners, Inc., was honored with the Yitzhak Rabin Financial Leadership Award by American Friends of Rabin Medical Center (“AFRMC”) at its annual gala on November 8, 2021, in New York. The Award recognized Leder for his outstanding leadership in private equity investment, and his commitment as a trusted partner, loyal friend, and exemplary philanthropist.
“We are thrilled to present Marc Leder with this year’s Yitzhak Rabin Financial Leadership Award,” said Rabbi Joshua Eli Plaut, Ph.D., Executive Director of AFRMC. “We are grateful for his unwavering commitment to Israel’s Rabin Medical Center, located in Greater Tel Aviv, and his support of other important causes – both personally and through his establishment of the Sun Capital Partners Foundation.”
New York Governor Kathy Hochul spoke at the gala to congratulate AFRMC and the honorees. Rodger Krouse, co-founder and co-CEO of Sun Capital Partners, introduced Leder at the event.
“I am humbled to be honored with the Yitzhak Rabin Financial Leadership Award this year,” said Leder. “The Rabin Medical Center is Israel’s premier hospital, a tremendous organization making a real difference in the lives of the one million patients it treats every year. It gives me great joy to be a small part of that. I would like to thank American Friends of Rabin Medical Center for this recognition, and also extend my sincere congratulations to Ric Clark of WatermanCLARK, with whom I am pleased to share this honor.” Rabin Medical Exchange Annual Fellowships for physicians will be established in honor of Leder and Clark.
AFRMC’s annual event brings together real estate, financial, technology and medical industries and assembles business, civic, political, and philanthropic leaders in support of Israel's preeminent, largest hospital, Rabin Medical Center. Established in 1995, AFRMC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that raises funds to support charitable, educational and scientific purposes at Rabin Medical Center (RMC) in Petach Tikvah, Israel. The hospital serves one million patients annually without regard to ethnicity, nationality or religion, and is a state-of-the-art medical center offering advanced medical services and a staff dedicated to patient care and preservation of patient dignity.
Leder is an active philanthropist who supports a wide number of causes, both personally and through the Sun Capital Partners Foundation, which has donated to over 700 charities. These include the Boca Raton Regional Hospital, the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation, Charity Water, Boca Helping Hands and Women in Distress, and many more. Leder is a member of the International Council for the Museum Berggruen and he sits on the Board of the Institute of Contemporary Arts at the University of Pennsylvania, where he endowed the Marc J. Leder Director of Curatorial Affairs. He also established the Marc J. Leder Behavior Change for Good Term Fund at the School of Arts and Sciences at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
About American Friends of Rabin Medical Center
Established in 1995, American Friends of Rabin Medical Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that raises funds to support charitable, educational and scientific purposes at Rabin Medical Center in Petach Tikvah, Israel. A portion of all funds raised is used for AFRMC operations. The hospital serves one million patients annually without regard to ethnicity, nationality or religion. Rabin Medical Center in Petach Tikvah, Israel is a state-of-the-art medical center offering advanced medical services and a staff dedicated to patient care and preservation of patient dignity. Rabin Medical Center is the Middle East’s preeminent center for healthcare and research with centers of excellence including the Davidoff Cancer Center, Recanati Genetics Institute, Helen Schneider Hospital for Women, and Jusidman Emergency Room and Trauma Center. https://www.afrmc.org/
About Sun Capital Partners, Inc.
Sun Capital Partners, Inc. is a global private equity firm focused on partnering with outstanding management teams to accelerate value creation. Since 1995, Sun Capital has invested in more than 425 companies worldwide with revenues in excess of $50 billion across a broad range of industries and transaction structures. The firm has built a reputation as a trusted partner, recognized for its operational experience. Sun Capital focuses on defensible businesses in growing markets with tangible performance improvement opportunities in the Business Services, Consumer, Healthcare, Industrial, and Technology sectors. The firm has offices in Boca Raton, Los Angeles and New York, and an affiliate with offices in London. For more information, please visit www.suncappart.com.
