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Eugene Murtagh

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Eugene Murtagh
Born (1942-06-23) 23 June 1942 (age 82)
Kingscourt, County Cavan, Ireland
OccupationBusinessman
TitlePresident Emeritus, Kingspan Group
SpouseAndrea Carolan (d. 2014)
Children5

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

Early life

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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]

Career

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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]

Personal life

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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]

References

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