Aidan Heavey: comeback kid of the oil and gas industry

Former Tullow boss’s latest venture aims to exploit divestment drive by big energy

Tullow founder Aidan Heavey secures $1bn for new oil and gas venture

Boru Energy to be headed by Heavey and Tom Hickey and will target assets in Africa

Tullow Oil founder considers comeback

Cantillon: Aidan Heavey is dipping his toes into the exploration business again

EY Entrepreneur of the Year: 24 firms shortlisted for award

Finalists employ nearly 13,000 people and generate annual revenues of almost €1.2bn

Tullow Oil to pay first dividend since 2014

Group to pay an annual dividend of at least $100m from 2019 for a yield of around 3%

Companies keeping ties with despots in digital age is risky business

Caveat: In Irish business community, links to unsavoury regimes are everywhere

Tullow Oil heads south in bid to equal rival’s oil strike

Irish-based group to drill in Guyana, near where Exxon Mobil found 4bn barrels of crude

Aidan Heavey departs Tullow after 32 years at the helm

Oil man who founded business as small gas producer in Senegal leaves firm in good shape

Departing Tullow founder Heavey leaves key questions for new team

Reinvestment requirements weigh against possibility of dividend payment resumption

Tullow Oil raise prospect for return of dividend

African explorer points to ‘strong progress’ in 2018, especially in Ghana

Dorothy Thompson to replace Tullow Oil founder

Linchpin Aidan Heavey the driving force behind Tullow for more than three decades

Tullow Oil to sell $650m of bonds to refinance near-term debt

Oil and gas explorer’s net debt fell by over $1.3bn last year to $3.5bn

Bumper year for changes at top of corporate Ireland

Biggest changeover in recent years at helm of Irish-based publicly-listed companies

Harry Hughes of Portwest named EY Entrepreneur of the Year

Co Mayo-headquartered safety wear company recorded revenues of over €140m in 2016

Tension mounts as Entrepreneur of the Year award winner to be named

The 24 finalists together employ over 5,200 people with revenues of more than €477m

Aryzta to set itself free from Clover Hill confinement?

Kerry Group boss opts for long goodbye as turnover among Iseq chiefs speeds up

Ian Springett resigns from Tullow Oil due to medical condition

Chief financial officer replaced on full-time basis by Les Wood

DCC’s Fergal O’Dwyer declares intention to stay when CEO leaves

Disruption to be minimised as Tommy Breen step downs in July after nine years as CEO

‘Shareholder spring’ lands in Ireland as resistance grows to bumper pay days

Shareholder groups increasingly active in opposing higher pay at Irish PLCs

Tullow Oil sees 8% of investors vote against Heavey chairmanship

Outgoing chief executive says he’s ‘confident’ about company’s prospects after equity raise

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