Rank #2360
David McMurtry
Net worth $1.3B
Manufacturing · United Kingdom
- Born
- May 03, 1940
- Age
- 86
- Source
- Manufacturing
- Residence
- Wotton-under-Edge
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 3
- Education
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Biography
- David McMurtry is the executive chairman of Renishaw, the engineering and scientific technology company he cofounded in 1973.
- Renishaw supplies high-tech laser components used by drones and self-driving cars, and metal 3D printers used to make medical implants and teeth.
- McMurtry has invented or co-invented more than 150 of the company's products, and was on 47 patents at Rolls-Royce, where he worked before Renishaw.
- He stepped down as the firm's CEO in 2018.
- In 1994, Queen Elizabeth made him a Commander of the Order to the British Empire for his contributions to British science and technology.
- In his spare time, Sir David enjoys squash and table tennis.
- McMurtry is the owner of the Swinhay House in England, which featured in the BBC series Sherlock in 2014.
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