Breon Corcoran

Breon Corcoran
Born Breon Thomas Corcoran
1971 (age 4445)
Mullingar, Ireland
Residence Barnes, London, England
Nationality Irish
Alma mater Trinity College Dublin
INSEAD
Occupation CEO, Paddy Power Betfair
Salary £11,627,000 (total compensation)[1]
Spouse(s) married
Children 3

Breon Thomas Corcoran (born July 1971) is an Irish businessman, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Paddy Power Betfair.

Early life

Breon Thomas Corcoran was born in July 1971,[2] in Mullingar, Ireland in 1971.[3] He has a degree in Mathematics from Trinity College Dublin and an MBA from INSEAD.[1]

Career

He worked for JP Morgan and Bankers Trust, before joining bookmakers Paddy Power in April 2001 with responsibility for developing the non-retail business, becoming a board director in 2004, and rising to COO in August 2010.[1] He joined Betfair as CEO in August 2012.[1] His total compensation is £11,627,000 a year.[1]

In 2016, he sold part of his share package in Betfair for an estimated £4.1 million.[4]

Personal life

Corcoran is married with three children and lives in Barnes, London.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Executive Profile: Breon Corcoran". Bloomberg. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  2. "Betfair Group plc". Companies House. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  3. 1 2 Blackhurst, Chris (6 March 2015). "Breon Corcoran: For the Betfair boss, a good Cheltenham is a safe bet". Evening Standard. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  4. "Breon Corcoran’s £4.1m share sale means the pints are on him this St. Paddy’s", Calvin Ayre, 16 March 2016. Accessed 5 July 2016.
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