William Doyle is an Irish businessman and current

chief executive A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...

Newbridge Silverware Newbridge Silverware is a designer and producer of jewellery, homeware and giftware products. History Newbridge Silverware was founded in 1934 as a homeware manufacturer. It is based in Newbridge, County Kildare. In 1993, William Doyle too ...

, a cutlery and giftware manufacturer based in Newbridge,

County Kildare County Kildare ( ga, Contae Chill Dara) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It is named after the town of Kildare. Kildare County Council is the local authority for the county, ...

Early life and education

Doyle grew up in County Kildare and was educated at

Newbridge College , latin_name = , logo = Newbridge College crest.gif , logo_size = 140px , seal_image = , image = Newbridge College.jpg , image_size = 270px , alt = Newbridge College and the R ...

. He studied Business Studies and Economics at

Trinity College Dublin , name_Latin = Collegium Sanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae Elizabethae juxta Dublin , motto = ''Perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturam'' (Latin) , motto_lang = la , motto_English = It will last i ...

Career

William Doyle took over as CEO of Newbridge Silverware from his father, Dominic Doyle, in 1993 when he died. The company had a turnover of €27 million in 2007. Doyle was nominated for the 2005

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Entrepreneur of the Year award in the Industry category.

References

Living people People educated at Newbridge College Irish businesspeople Irish chief executives Year of birth missing (living people) {{Ireland-business-bio-stub