Dermot Desmond

Dermot Desmond ( born August 14, 1950 in Macroom ) is an Irish entrepreneur.

Life

Desmond worked for Citibank and then for PricewaterhouseCoopers in Afghanistan. In 1981 he founded the Irish company NCB Stockbrokers, which he sold in 1994. He then founded the investment company International Investment & Underwriting. Its members are as majority owner significant amounts of Scottish football club Celtic FC. Desmond is married to Pat Desmond, has four children and lives in Dublin. According to the American Forbes Magazine Desmond is one of the richest Irish.