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Denis O'Brien

Net worth $3.1B

Telecom · Ireland

Born
Apr 17, 1958
Age
68
Source
Telecom
Residence
Dublin
Citizenship
Ireland
Marital status
Married
Children
4
Education
Master of Business Administration, Carroll School of Management

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Denis O'Brien founded Digicel, a mobile phone network provider that operates in the Caribbean, Asia Pacific and Central America.
  • O'Brien made a fortune selling his Irish mobile outfit, Esat Telecom Group, to British Telecom Group in 2000 for $2.8 billion.
  • He has investments in energy companies and resorts on the Iberian Peninsula.
  • In 2019, O'Brien sold his stake in Independent News and Media to Mediahuis, losing hundreds of millions of Euros on his investment.
  • O'Brien made another media industry exit in 2021 by selling Communicorps, a radio company, to Bauer Media
  • O'Brien once sold horse pills.
  • O'Brien, whose mother was a political activist, cofounded the Front Line Defenders to protect and provide emergency support for human rights activists in danger.

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