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A Life Worth Living: The Autobiography (Paperback)
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A Life Worth Living: The Autobiography (Paperback)
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Loot Price R573
Discovery Miles 5 730
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A Life Worth Living tells the story of Michael Smurfit and the
company he built. From humble beginnings, through years of hard
work, it documents the Smurfit Group's seemingly inexorable growth,
the challenges faced and overcome, and the many deals that
continually doubled the size of the business every three or four
years. It shows Michael's 'logical opportunism' in action, and
explains how the Smurfit culture and systems provided a
world-beatingcompetitive advantage. Born in St Helens, Lancashire
in August 1936, Michael Smurfit joined his father's business,
Jefferson Smurfit & Sons Ltd. in Dublin, straight from school
to learn the papermaking business 'from the bottom up'. Two years
after the company floated on the Irish Stock Exchange, Michael and
his brother Jeff became Joint Managing Directors, as Jefferson
Senior took on the role of Chairman and Chief Executive. Then
followed 30 years of acquisitions, as the Jefferson Smurfit Group
became Ireland's first multinational company and one of the largest
paper and packaging companies in the world. In 2002, Michael took
the Smurfit Group private, retiring as CEO but remaining Chairman.
In this role, he steered a merger with Kappa Packaging BV, which
successfully refloated in 2007 as Smurfit Kappa Group. Michael's
life outside Smurfit - his chairmanship of the Racing Board and of
Telecom Eireann; his interest in horseracing; his ownership of The
K Club and the triumph that was the Ryder Cup 2006 - all feature,
alongside his love and commitment to his family. Truly, a life
worth living.
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