Ray O'Rourke (businessman)

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Ray O'Rourke

KBE, FICE
Born
Raymond Gabriel O'Rourke

January 1947 (age 75)
County Leitrim, Ireland
NationalityIrish
OccupationBusinessman
Known forFounder and 55% owner of Laing O'Rourke
TitleChairman and CEO, Laing O'Rourke

Raymond Gabriel O'Rourke KBE, FICE (born January 1947)[2] is an Irish businessman, the chairman and CEO of the construction multinational Laing O'Rourke.[1]

O'Rourke was born in January 1947.[3] A native of County Leitrim, Ireland,[1][4] he runs the privately owned Laing O'Rourke with his brother Des (born 1950), and owns 55% of the company.[4] O'Rourke "started as a 'pony boy' carrying muck out from under London as the Victoria Line was being constructed." His estimated net worth was €800 million as of 2015.[1]

He has honorary doctorates from the Dublin Institute of Technology, and Queen's University, Belfast.[2]

O'Rourke purchased the construction company Swift Structures, owned by his brothers-in-law, Jim and Matt Halligan from County Mayo. He then called in the receivers.[5][4] His son, Cathal, works for Laing O'Rourke.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Ray and Des O'Rourke". Irish Independent. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Ray G. O'Rourke: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Raymond Gabriel O'ROURKE - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  4. ^ a b c "The man and the Parliament millions". The Scotsman. 26 September 2003. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017.
  5. ^ Cronin, Sean (17 February 2000). "Builder O'Rourke buys out firm of family rivals". Irish Independent. Retrieved 9 October 2017.


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