Kerryman wins World Entrepreneur of the Year award

11/06/2006 - 11:54:38 AM

Kerryman Bill Lynch, who is chief executive of South Africa's Imperial Holdings, was given the World Entrepreneur of the Year 2006 award last night at a ceremony in Monte Carlo.

Originally from Ballybunion, Mr Lynch built Imperial into South Africa's largest transport and mobility conglomerate.

The company employs 36,000 people on three continents.