The Renatus Podcast

Paddy Blaney, former CEO of GPA (Guinness Peat Aviation) In this latest Renatus podcast host, Greg Dilger talks to former GPA (Guinness Peat Aviation) Chief Executive, Paddy Blaney about all things GPA  - the ambition, the rise, the fall, the restructuring and of course, its legendary founder the late Tony Ryan. Several former GPA staff subsequently founded and worked for other Irish-based aircraft lessors, such as Avolon, Pembroke, SMBC and Aergo. Indeed the world’s largest aircraft leasing company Aercap is currently led by another GPA alumnus - Aengus Kelly. The availability of this calibre of highly trained executives is one of the core reasons, along with a favourable corporate tax environment, Ireland has become the global hub of the commercial aircraft financing and leasing industry as we know it today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mickey O’Rourke, joint CEO & Founder of Setanta Sports Renatus’ latest podcast features Mickey O’Rourke, the joint CEO & Founder of Setanta Sports. In this episode, Mickey reveals the story behind the birth of Setanta Sports, which originated as a mere excuse for a party with his friend Leonard Ryan during Italia '90. Listen in as Mickey, a seasoned entrepreneur with a track record of founding and exiting multiple businesses, shares his valuable insights into the ups and downs of his illustrious career. From great successes to eventual failures, Mickey discusses his journey in detail, providing a rare and exclusive peek into his experiences that are not commonly known.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dermot Crowley, CEO of Dalata Hotel Group Host Greg Dilger of Renatus chats with Dalata Hotel Group CEO Dermot Crowley about the hospitality sector generally and Dalata Hotel Group. He discusses covid, refugees, energy prices, the value of culture, and Dalata's ambitious strategy and growth plans. Dermot is passionate about empowering employees and how Dalata's decentralised model and management style facilitate this.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fergus Clancy - former chairman of the Mater Private Network In our latest Renatus podcast, host Greg Dilger chats with Fergus Clancy, one of Ireland’s most accomplished healthcare executives. He is the former Chairman of the Mater Private Network, previously having operated as CEO for ten years. Fergus is no stranger to private equity, having worked/co-invested with three PE firms in recent years. He also has his own company - FC Advisory, a boutique advisory firm operating exclusively in the Irish health and social care sector. In this discussion, Fergus speaks about his career, private & public hospitals, and nursing homes, and shares his thoughts on several topical Irish healthcare issues.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Donal Murphy, CEO of DCC plc Host Greg Dilger of Renatus chats with Donal Murphy, CEO of DCC plc. Donal discussed how DCC grew the business across 21 countries with over 15400 employees, DCC’s scaling strategy, how to deal with the ongoing energy market transition, and the importance of people development within the DCC organisation's culture.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rosheen McGuckian, CEO of NTR plc Host Greg Dilger of Renatus chats with Rosheen McGuckian, CEO of NTR plc. Rosheen discussed how NTR manages its numerous assets, her professional path to date, overseeing the company's international expansion, and the prognosis for the Irish renewable energy market.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brian O’Sullivan, Zeus Packaging Group Greg Dilger of Renatus chats with Brian O’Sullivan, founder of the Zeus Packaging Group. Under Brian’s resilient leadership, Zeus has become a global packaging force with a turnover of €350 million and a staff of nearly 700 people in 26 countries. Brian and Zeus have flown under the radar the past couple of years, until recently with Brian deservedly winning the EY Entrepreneur of the year in 2021.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paddy Finn of VIOTAS Greg Dilger of Renatus chats with Paddy Finn, the joint founder and CEO of Limerick-based VIOTAS about his business as well as a range of topical sustainable energy issues. An academic entrepreneur if ever there was one, Paddy developed an interest in demand response and smart grid technology during his time, as both undergraduate and postgraduate, at the University of Limerick, and led to him co-founding VIOTAS (formerly Electricity Exchange) with Duncan O’Toole in 2013.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Will Prendergast of Frontline Ventures Greg Dilger of Renatus chats with Will Prendergast, a founding partner in Dublin-based venture firm Frontline Ventures. Will, who is also qualified as a chef and a chemical engineer, speaks about his career and the evolution of Frontline to date.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jimmy Martin of AMCS Group In this episode, Renatus advisor and investor Greg Dilger sits down with Jimmy Martin, co-founder and CEO of Limerick-based AMCS Group. Jimmy discusses the past, present and future of the waste recycling software industry. He also provides an insight as to how he helped scale the business from a small start-up in 2004 to the 650+ global workforce that it is today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.