Eugene Murtagh

Eugene Murtagh founded building materials manufacturer Kingspan Group in 1965.

He owns about 15% of the Dublin- and London-listed company, which primarily sells insulation products for commercial and industrial projects.

Kingspan has grown through acquisitions and has 212 manufacturing facilities in some 80 countries, with revenue of over $8 billion billion in 2022.

Murtagh stepped down as chairman and non-executive director of Kingspan in 2021, succeeded by Jost Massenberg.

The Kingscourt, Ireland resident had five children with his wife Andrea, who died in 2014.