Back دينيس أوبراين (رجل أعمال) Arabic دينيس اوبراين (رائد اعمال من جمهوريه ايرلاندا) ARZ دنیس اوبرایان Persian Denis O'Brien French
Denis O'Brien | |
|---|---|
 O'Brien in 2014 | |
| Born | 19 April 1958 |
| Education | The High School, Dublin |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Chairman and Founder of Digicel Group |
| Title | Executive Chairman Digicel |
| Spouse |
Catherine Walsh (m. 1997) |
| Children | 4 |
Denis O'Brien (born 19 April 1958) is an Irish billionaire businessman, and the founder and owner of Digicel.[1][2] He was listed among the World's Top 200 Billionaires in 2015 and was Ireland's richest native-born citizen for several years.[2][3] His business interests have also extended to aircraft leasing (Aergo Capital), utilities support (Actavo), petroleum (Topaz Energy), football (a minority shareholder of Celtic F.C.), and healthcare (Beacon Hospital[4]). As former chairman of the Esat Digifone consortium, O'Brien was questioned by the Moriarty Tribunal, which investigated the awarding of a mobile phone licence to Esat, among other things.
In 2021, O'Brien sold his stake in Communicorp[5] and the Pacific operations of Digicel. O'Brien engages in various philanthropic activities, including being on the board of Concern Worldwide, founding the Iris O'Brien Foundation and establishing a fellowship at Boston College. In 2019, O'Brien earned the Award for Outstanding Achievement from the Irish-US Council.
- ^ a b Kennedy, Edel (23 March 2011). "From bell boy to billionaire, O'Brien had real business flair". Irish Independent. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ a b "The rules of attraction". Times of Malta. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "Forbes' rich list names five Irish billionaires". Independent.ie. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ Molloy, Tom (7 April 2014). "Businessman Denis O'Brien takes control of Beacon Hospital". Irish Independent. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ "Denis O'Brien's Communicorp agrees €100m-plus sale to Bauer Media Audio". The Irish Times. Retrieved 29 March 2023.