David McMurtry
Sir David McMurtry | |
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Born | David Roberts McMurtry 15 March 1940[1] Clontarf, Ireland |
Education | Mountjoy School |
Known for | Chairman and co-founder, Renishaw plc |
Spouse | Teresa Adams |
Children | 3 |
Sir David Roberts McMurtry,
Early life
David Roberts McMurtry was born in 1940 in Clontarf, Ireland.[3] He was brought up in Dublin and educated at Mountjoy School (now the Mount Temple Comprehensive School) in Dublin.[4]
Career
McMurtry joined
In 1973, he joined his former colleague John Deer to set up
McMurtry was awarded the
McMurtry received an honorary doctorate from
In 2018, McMurtry stepped down as chief executive of Renishaw and was replaced by marketing and sales director William Lee.[16]
On 2 March 2021, McMurtry, along with John Deer, indicated that they wished to dispose of their entire holdings in Renishaw, comprising some 53% of the shares, as 'we recognise that neither of us is getting any younger'. The Renishaw board then announced that it was launching a formal sale process for the entire company.[17] This process was terminated on 7 July 2021, the board concluding that none of the proposals met their objectives.[18]
Personal life
McMurty and his wife, Teresa, have two sons and a daughter.[19] He lives in Wotton-under-Edge, England.[2]
In 2001, McMurtry started work on
References
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- ^ New Year Honour for David McMurtry, EngineeringTalk.com, 9 March 2001.
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- ^ "No. 56070". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2000. p. 2.
- ^ "Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh: Honorary Graduates". Heriot-Watt University. Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ a b "List of Fellows". Archived from the original on 8 June 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ "Internal News". bath.ac.uk. 27 June 2008. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ "Sir David Roberts McMurtry CBE FREng FRS". Royal Society. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
- ^ "The Swan/Business and Innovation medal recipients". Institute of Physics. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "Co-founder of Britain's Renishaw to step down as CEO". Reuters. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Renishaw PLC - Commencement of formal sale process". Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Investegate |Renishaw PLC Announcements | Renishaw PLC: Update on Formal Sale Process & Current Trading". investegate.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ Inventor's Probing Mind Defies UK Industry Meltdown Archived 14 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine Investing News, 16 June 2005