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Irish businessman (born 1942) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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| Born | 23 June 1942 Kingscourt, County Cavan, Ireland |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Title | President Emeritus, Kingspan Group |
| Spouse | Andrea Carolan (d. 2014) |
| Children | 5 |
Eugene Murtagh was born on 23 June 1942,[1] in Kingscourt, County Cavan, Ireland, where he grew up in the same street as his future wife Andrea Carolan.[2]
In the early 1960s, when he was a fitter and she was a hairdresser, they started a business making trailers.[2] He founded Kingspan in 1971.[1]
Murtagh is chairman of Kingspan, and was CEO until 2005, when he was succeeded by his son, Gene Murtagh.[3] He owns 16% of Kingspan.[3]
He was married to Andrea Carolan until her death in 2014, and they had five children together.[3][2] He lives in Kingscourt, County Cavan, Ireland.[3]
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