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Mr. P. Redmond O'Donoghue
President and Chief Operating Officer
Waterford Wedgwood PLC

Redmond O'Donoghue (57) was educated at Waterpark College, Waterford, and University College, Dublin. In 1988, he completed the Advanced Management Programme at the Harvard Business School.

After 17 years in various sales and marketing roles with the Ford Motor Company in Ireland, the UK and Spain - latterly as Marketing Director, Ford of Spain - in 1985 he joined Waterford Wedgwood plc as a main board director and Sales and Marketing Director of Waterford Crystal.

During 1990, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Waterford Wedgwood Inc. USA before returning to Ireland at the end of 1990. In June 1995, he was appointed Chief Operating Officer of Waterford Crystal and, in January 1996, his appointment as Waterford Crystal Chief Executive was announced. In September 2000, he was appointed Group President and Chief Operating Officer, Waterford Wedgwood plc.

Between 1999 and 2001 he was Chairman of Bord Fáilte Éireann, - the Irish Tourist Board - and he is a director of Greencore plc.

Mr. O'Donoghue is a former President of Waterford Chamber of Commerce, was the 1996/97 Chairman of the Marketing Institute of Ireland and is former Chairman of the Institute's South East Region.

Mr O'Donoghue is married with two children, a son and a daughter, and lives in Waterford City.