Technology

Former KPMG managing partner joins VentureWave’s advisory council

Shaun Murphy, who also served as COO of the Ardagh Group, to advise on investments made by VentureWave’s Impact Ireland fund

Shaun Murphy is a former managing partner of KPMG and served as chief operating officer of the Armagh Group and as chairman of Trivium Packaging. Picture: Fergal Phillips

VentureWave Capital, which is behind the €100 million Impact Ireland fund, that invests in “tech for good” companies, has appointed Shaun Murphy to its global advisory council.

The council, which is chaired by former taoiseach Enda Kenny, has a number of high-profile members, including Adam Clayton and The Edge from U2, Hollywood actor Liam Neeson, and Cpl founder Anne Heraty.

Other members include Stephen Vernon, the property magnate, Eugene McQuade, the former Citibank chief executive, ...