Name: Pierce Casey.
From: Dungarvan, Co Waterford.
Age: 44.
Marital status: Married (Judy Casey, nee Lynch), five children.
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Lives: Dublin, but travels a lot.
Education: Clongowes Wood College. University College, Dublin.
Employment record: Price Waterhouse, 1976 to 1980; KPMG 1980 to 1982; DCC plc 1982 to 1988; Equity and Corporate Finance plc, 1988 to 1997; Apax Partners, 1997 to present, chairman Fayrewood plc.
Why he's in the news: Last week Apax Partners Ireland took a majority stake in Global Refund, the Swiss VAT refund company which is the largest in the world. Apax was central to the £118.13 million deal which also involves Fexco and the management of Global Refund.
