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
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 ...