Marshall Jespersen
Vice President
Owner & Chairman of the Board
Biography
Marshall is the majority owner and chairman of the board of International Cars Ltd., Inc., in the past 30 years he has led the growth of the company from one location and 22 employees to 5 locations and 275 employees. The company has become employee owned, the only automotive ESOP in New England. He has been nominated as the Time Dealer of the Year in both Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
He serves on several boards of directors both in the for profit and nonprofit worlds. Currently he is the chairs both the Finance Committee and Capital Planning Committees for the town of Newbury, Massachusetts. Marshall holds advanced degrees in business and chemistry and served in the US Airforce as the head of the head of the Analytical Chemistry Laboratory for US Armed Forces Europe in Weisbaden, Germany and a chief chemist at the Rocket Propulsion Laboratory in Edwards AFB in California.
He has been an active supporter of many charities including Emmaus in Haverhill, MA, the American Red Cross, Northeast Equine Rescue, Aids Action and many others.
Marshall and his wife, Elena have lived in Newbury, MA for the past 40+ years. They have 5 children and 4 grandchildren and have hosted a number of foreign exchange students.