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Michael Smurfit was born on 7 August, 1936 in St Helens, Merseyside, England, is an English-born Irish businessman. Discover Michael Smurfit's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 87 years old?
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87 years old |
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Leo |
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7 August, 1936 |
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7 August |
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St Helens, Merseyside, England |
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He is a member of famous Businessman with the age 87 years old group.
Michael Smurfit Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Michael Smurfit Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Michael Smurfit worth at the age of 87 years old? Michael Smurfit’s income source is mostly from being a successful Businessman. He is from . We have estimated Michael Smurfit's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Sir Michael Smurfit, KBE (born 7 August 1936), is an English-born Irish businessman.
He left school while a teenager and joined his father's company, Jefferson Smurfit & Sons Ltd, in 1955.
In 1967, he was appointed joint managing director and was made deputy chairman in 1969.
He was appointed chairman and chief executive officer of the Jefferson Smurfit Group in 1977, a position he held until his retirement as CEO in November 2002.
At Jefferson Smurfit Group, Smurfit led the early expansion of the Group in both Ireland and the United Kingdom.
He followed this with a series of acquisitions in the US, Latin America and Continental Europe.
As chairman, Smurfit oversaw the merger of the Smurfit Group with Kappa Packaging BV to form Smurfit Kappa, with the merged company employing 42,000 employees in 33 countries on 5 continents.
His share of the merged company was 4.9%.
He is also a director of Ballymore International, a property development and investment group, and has investments in other small companies.
Smurfit formerly owned the Lyons Demesne, until he sold it in 1996 for £Ir3.5 million to Tony Ryan.
Smurfit is a member of a number of sporting and social clubs in Ireland, the United Kingdom, United States, Monaco and Spain.
He owns a €53 million super yacht and the Smurfit Art Collection, which contains works by Irish artists such as John Lavery, William Orpen, Louis le Brocquy and Jack B. Yeats.
Smurfit also commissioned Anna Livia, a bronze monument formerly located on O'Connell Street in Dublin.
It was affectionately known as the Floozie in the Jacuzzi.
He has two daughters and four sons and lives in Monte Carlo.
His son Tony is the current CEO of Smurfit Kappa.
In 1996, he received the Cross of Merit with Gold Star from the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, for his support for Christians in the Holy Land.
He was appointed as a Knight Commander of the Royal Order of Francis I in November 2002 at a ceremony in Dublin in recognition his of contribution to charitable and humanitarian endeavour.
In 2005, Smurfit was appointed to be a Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE) in HM The Queen's Birthday Honours List 2005, published in June 2005.
The postgraduate business school of University College Dublin, the Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business, is named after him as a result of his financial support.
In the "2010 Irish Independent Rich List" he was listed as 25th with a €368 million personal fortune.
Smurfit, who was born in St Helens, England, was educated at Clongowes Wood College, County Kildare, Ireland.
He previously owned the K Club in County Kildare, which was sold for €70 million in November 2019.
