Ray O'Rourke (businessman)
Raymond Gabriel O'Rourke KBE, FICE (born January 1947)[1] is an Irish businessman, the chairman and CEO of the construction multinational Laing O'Rourke.[2]
Ray O'Rourke | |
|---|---|
| Born | Raymond Gabriel O'Rourke January 1947 (age 76) County Leitrim, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Founder and 55% owner of Laing O'Rourke |
| Title | Chairman and CEO, Laing O'Rourke |
O'Rourke was born in January 1947.[3] A native of County Leitrim, Ireland,[2][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.[2]
He has honorary doctorates from the Dublin Institute of Technology, and Queen's University, Belfast.[1]
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,[2] and in March 2023 was appointed the company's chief operating officer.[6]
References
- "Ray G. O'Rourke: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- "Ray and Des O'Rourke". Irish Independent. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- "Raymond Gabriel O'ROURKE - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- "The man and the Parliament millions". The Scotsman. 26 September 2003. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017.
- Cronin, Sean (17 February 2000). "Builder O'Rourke buys out firm of family rivals". Irish Independent. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- Morby, Aaron (7 March 2023). "Cathal O'Rourke takes new COO role at Laing O'Rourke". Construction Enquirer. Retrieved 9 March 2023.