Episodes
In this episode of the Renatus podcast, host Greg Dilger speaks to Peter Jackson, the CEO of Flutter Entertainment, the world’s largest sports betting and iGaming operator. Peter has been CEO since 2018, having originally joined as a Non-Exec Director of what was then called Paddy Power Betfair in 2013. The acquisition of FanDuel has opened up huge opportunities for Flutter in the US and the recent decision to move their primary listing to New York makes total sense in light of this. Peter...
Published 05/04/24
Published 05/04/24
In this episode of the Renatus Podcast, Greg Dilger talks to Richie Boucher, Chairman of CRH, a global leader in the provision of building materials solutions that build, connect and improve our world.
Published 03/07/24
In this latest Renatus podcast, host Greg Dilger talks to former Kerry Group CEO Stan McCarthy about the rise and globalisation of the Kerry Group. Underneath the calm and modest demeanour is a very accomplished operator with a great temperament for business. It is not at all difficult to see why the Kerry Group thrived under his leadership. Nowadays, following his retirement from Kerry, Stan uses all of those attributes on a completely different stage as Non-Exec Chairman of Ryanair -...
Published 10/16/23
In this latest Renatus podcast host, Greg Dilger talks to former GPA (Guinness Peat Aviation) Chief Executive, Paddy Blaney about all things GPA  - the ambition, the rise, the fall, the restructuring and of course, its legendary founder the late Tony Ryan. Several former GPA staff subsequently founded and worked for other Irish-based aircraft lessors, such as Avolon, Pembroke, SMBC and Aergo. Indeed the world’s largest aircraft leasing company Aercap is currently led by another GPA alumnus -...
Published 06/16/23
Renatus’ latest podcast features Mickey O’Rourke, the joint CEO & Founder of Setanta Sports. In this episode, Mickey reveals the story behind the birth of Setanta Sports, which originated as a mere excuse for a party with his friend Leonard Ryan during Italia '90. Listen in as Mickey, a seasoned entrepreneur with a track record of founding and exiting multiple businesses, shares his valuable insights into the ups and downs of his illustrious career. From great successes to eventual...
Published 03/25/23
Host Greg Dilger of Renatus chats with Dalata Hotel Group CEO Dermot Crowley about the hospitality sector generally and Dalata Hotel Group.
Published 02/03/23
In our latest Renatus podcast, host Greg Dilger chats with Fergus Clancy, one of Ireland’s most accomplished healthcare executives. He is currently Chairman of the Mater Private Network, previously having operated as CEO for ten years. Fergus is no stranger to private equity, having worked/co-invested with three PE firms in recent years. He also has his own company - FC Advisory, a boutique advisory firm operating exclusively in the Irish health and social care sector. In this discussion,...
Published 12/01/22
Host Greg Dilger chats with Donal Murphy, CEO of DCC plc. Donal discussed how DCC grew the business across 21 countries with over 15400 employees, DCC’s scaling strategy, how to deal with the ongoing energy market transition, and the importance of people development within the DCC organisation's culture. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 05/05/22
Host Greg Dilger chats with Rosheen McGuckian, CEO of NTR plc. Rosheen discussed how NTR manages its numerous assets, her professional path to date, overseeing the company's international expansion, and the prognosis for the Irish renewable energy market. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 04/13/22
Greg Dilger of Renatus chats with Brian O’Sullivan, founder of the Zeus Packaging Group. Under Brian’s resilient leadership, Zeus has become a global packaging force with a turnover of €350 million and a staff of nearly 700 peoplein 26 countries. Brian and Zeus have flown under the radar the past couple of years, until recently with Brian deservedly winning the EY Entrepreneur of the year in 2021. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 03/05/22
Greg Dilger of Renatus chats with Paddy Finn, the joint founder and CEO of Limerick-based VIOTAS about his business as well as a range of topical sustainable energy issues. An academic entrepreneur if ever there was one, Paddy developed an interest in demand response and smart grid technology during his time, as both undergraduate and postgraduate, at the University of Limerick, and led to him co-founding VIOTAS (formerly Electricity Exchange) with Duncan O’Toole in 2013. See...
Published 01/21/22
Greg Dilger of Renatus chats with Will Prendergast, a founding partner in Dublin-based venture firm Frontline Ventures. Will, who is also qualified as a chef and a chemical engineer, speaks about his career and the evolution of Frontline to date. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 10/22/21
In this episode, Renatus advisor and investor Greg Dilger sits down with Jimmy Martin, co-founder and CEO of Limerick-based AMCS Group. Jimmy discusses the past, present and future of the waste recycling software industry. He also provides an insight as to how he helped scale the business from a small start-up in 2004 to the 650+ global workforce that it is today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 06/19/21
In this inaugural podcast, Renatus advisor Greg Dilger sits down and speaks with world-class venture capitalist Barry Maloney, who is currently chairman of the HR technology firm WorkHuman. Barry, who has strong Mayo links, also discusses his Cheltenham Gold Cup winner, Minella Indo.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 05/05/21