| Eugene Murtagh | |
| Birth Date: | 23 June 1942 |
| Birth Place: | Kingscourt, County Cavan, Ireland |
| Occupation: | Businessman |
| President Emeritus, Kingspan Group | |
| Spouse: | Andrea Carolan (d. 2014) |
| Children: | 5 |
Eugene Murtagh (born 23 June 1942) is an Irish billionaire businessman, and the founder and chairman of Kingspan Group, a building materials manufacturer.
Eugene Murtagh was born on 23 June 1942,[1] in Kingscourt, County Cavan, Ireland, where he grew up in the same street as his future wife Andrea Carolan.[2]
In the early 1960s, when he was a fitter and she was a hairdresser, they started a business making trailers.[2] He founded Kingspan in 1971.[1]
Murtagh is chairman of Kingspan, and was CEO until 2005, when he was succeeded by his son, Gene Murtagh.[3] He owns 16% of Kingspan.[3]
He was married to Andrea Carolan until her death in 2014, and they had five children together.[3] [2] He lives in Kingscourt, County Cavan, Ireland.[3]