Eugene Murtagh

Eugene Murtagh (born 23 June 1942) is an Irish billionaire businessman, and the founder and chairman of Kingspan Group, a building materials manufacturer.

Eugene Murtagh
Born (1942-06-23) 23 June 1942
Kingscourt, County Cavan, Ireland
NationalityIrish
OccupationBusinessman
Net worthUS$1.6 billion (November 2019)[1]
TitleChairman, Kingspan Group
Spouse(s)Andrea Carolan (d. 2014)
Children5

Early life

Eugene Murtagh was born on 23 June 1942,[2] in Kingscourt, County Cavan, Ireland, where he grew up in the same street as his future wife Andrea Carolan.[3]

Career

In the early 1960s, when he was a fitter and she a hairdresser, they started a business making trailers.[3] He founded Kingspan in 1971.[2]

Murtagh is chairman of Kingspan, and was CEO until 2005, when he was succeeded by his son, Gene Murtagh.[1] He owns 16% of Kingspan.[1]

Personal life

He was married to Andrea Carolan until her death in 2014, and they had five children together.[1][3] He lives in Kingscourt, County Cavan, Ireland.[1]

Honours

NUI Galway awarded an honorary doctorate to Murtagh in June 2008.

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References
  1. "Forbes profile: Eugene Murtagh". Forbes. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  2. "Eugene Murtagh Kingspan". Irish Independent. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  3. "Woman behind Kingspan who loved arts and nature". Irish Times. 22 March 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2019.


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