Farewell Siteserv, Hello Actavo

Sean Corkery runs one of Ireland's most controversial businesses, and he wants to crack the US

Sean Corkery, chief executive of Actavo, believes the firm can become a 1 billion business Picture: Maura Hickey
Denis OBrien is the largest shareholder in Actavo, formerly known as Siteserv

Against a bright red wall emblazoned with motivational slogans, Sean Corkery, the chief executive and chairman of engineering services company Actavo, is talking about its plans.

Words like ‘employee development’ and ‘value creation’ loom large behind him as he explains how he believes the company ...