News: Ergo wins big

John Purdy was named the winner of the Ernst and Young Industry Entrepreneur of the Year award in Dublin last month.

John Purdy, chief executive of IT and managed services provider Ergo, was named the winner of the Ernst and Young Industry Entrepreneur of the Year award in Dublin last month.

Having co-founded the company 21 years ago, Purdy has made Ergo one of Ireland’s most successful IT companies, transitioning the firm from focusing on the sale of IT commodities to providing software solutions and IT infrastructure services to multinational customers. Headquartered in Dublin, ...