The Sunday Interview: Peter O'Rourke

Peter Mark’s chief executive, Peter O’Rourke, admits to being ‘very square’ in the flamboyant world of hairstyling, but it takes a steady hand to steer 71 salons through tough times

Peter O'Rourke. Picture: Feargal Ward
Peter O'Rourke. Picture: Feargal Ward

CV: Peter O’Rourke

Role: chief executive, Peter Mark

Age: 44

Lives: Iniskeen, Co Monaghan

Family: married, one daughter

Likes: hillwalking, all sports

Dislikes: traffic

The smell of hairspray and shampoo lather fills the air. Art in neon shades adorns the coral walls of the ground floor of the Peter Mark training academy in Dublin, a kaleidoscopic room, hairdryer-warm and loud.

€11 million was the sum of money Peter Mark parted ...