The Irish businessman, Michael Smurfit, has published his autobiography. A Life Worth Living was launched at the postgraduate business school of University College Dublin, named Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business for the financial backing he has given to the school.
Smurfit is the former chairman and CEO of the multinational paper and packaging company, Jefferson Smurfit Group, now known as The Smurfit Kappa Group. He is worth an estimated US$368 million, according to the 2010 Irish Independent Rich List.
At the book’s launch, Smurfit revealed how he lost a huge personal fortune after 2008’s collapse in bank shares. He also outlined his interest in entrepreneurship and new technology, something that has seen him invest in 4 unnamed Irish businesses in the past year.
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