Cathal Friel

Cathal Friel

Founder at HVIVO PLC

Net worth: 13 M $ as of 31/03/2024

59 year
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Cathal Martin Friel is the founder of Fastnet Equity Plc (founded in 2011) and Raglan Capital Ltd.
(founded in 2007).
He holds the title of Executive Chairman at Fastnet Equity Plc from 2011 to 2014 and was previously the Managing Director at Raglan Capital Ltd.
since 2007.
He was also the founder of Amryt Pharma Holdings Ltd.
(founded in 2015) and hVIVO PLC (founded in 2011), where he holds the title of Non-Executive Director and Non-Executive Chairman respectively.
Mr. Friel is also the founder of Poolbeg Pharma Plc and European Green Transition Plc.
Mr. Friel's current job(s) include being the Chief Executive Officer at Open Orphan DAC since 2019, the Non-Executive Chairman at hVIVO Ltd.
since 2020, and a Director at PrEP Biopharm Ltd.His former job(s) include being the Non-Executive Chairman at Venn Life Sciences Holdings Plc from 2018 to 2019, a Founding Director at Merrion Stockbrokers Ltd., and a Non-Executive Director at T5 Oil & Gas Ltd.
from 2013 to 2018.
Mr. Friel obtained an MBA from the University of Ulster in 1990.
Mr. Friel is also the founder of Poolbeg Pharma Plc, European Green Transition Plc.

Known holdings in public companies

CompanyDateNumber of sharesValuationValuation date
14/02/2024 21,159,177 ( 3.11% ) 8 M $ 31/03/2024
19/02/2024 37,219,757 ( 7.44% ) 5 M $ 31/03/2024

Cathal Friel active positions

CompaniesPositionStart
HVIVO PLC Founder 01/02/2011
HVIVO PLC Chairman 01/04/2020
POOLBEG PHARMA PLC Founder -
Chief Executive Officer 01/01/2007
Chief Executive Officer 10/05/2019
Director/Board Member 10/07/2020
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Former positions of Cathal Friel

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Director/Board Member 09/08/2018
Founder 28/03/2017
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Training of Cathal Friel

University of Ulster Masters Business Admin

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POOLBEG PHARMA PLC

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