At the age of 81, Larry Goodman has been at the helm of the Goodman empire through all the ups and downs. But the question will inevitably turn to who will continue the legacy as one of Europe’s largest beef processors into the next generation.
Although he may have started in the beef trade a large chunk of companies connected to Goodman now focus on property and development while he also has significant interests in healthcare. In total, he is director in over 100 companies including C&D Foods Unlimited company and ABP Food Group.
But there have been many people behind Goodman down through the years which have been key to his businesses and given their experience and expertise.
With two sons managing a number of the family’s businesses, it looks like the Goodman name will continue in farming and Irish business circles for many years to come.
Laurence Peter Goodman (Larry Jnr)
The Louth-based 38-year-old’s company interests now range from cheese making and real estate to financial intermediation. He is registered as a director in 40 companies in Ireland and is a director of a number of Goodman’s key financial companies.
Larry Goodman and his son Laurence welcome celebrity chef Ainsley Harriott with some Irish beef sandwiches on the ABP stand at RUAS Balmoral.
Mark Goodman
Goodman’s younger son Mark, is the managing director of ABP and his father is still director of the board.
The 35-year-old is based in Louth and is currently director of seven companies, from the wholesale of meat and meat products to real estate. He’s shown a natural family flair for business and one of his companies includes MGI (Mark Goodman International) Marketing, which he set up while he was still in college.
Mark took over directorship of the Louth-based Lorsden Unlimited Company, a property development company from his brother in 2015.
Mark Goodman.
Catherine Goodman
Larry Goodman’s wife Catherine has played an integral role as director in a number of family companies over the years
She is no longer a director in any active companies but shared control of many companies with her husband and sons including Arlesse Unlimited Company, Setanta Centre Unlimited Company and Breccia Unlimited Company.
Declan Sheeran
The Clontarf-based 41-year-old plays a pivotal role in many of Goodman’s enterprises. He is a director or secretary of 25 Goodman-connected companies in Ireland. Sheeran studied a B.A. in law and accounting at the University of Limerick which he completed in 1999. He then worked for KPMG from 1999 as an audit manager. He became the financial controller for Parma Investments in 2005 and still holds that role.
Sheeran’s current directorships which have links to Goodman include Blackrock Hospital Limited, Blackrock Clinic Limited, Galway Clinic Doughiska Limited, Hermitage Clinic Limited.
Declan Sheeran, financial controller of Larry Goodman's Parma Investments.
Philip Morgan
Morgan is believed to be Andorra-based and he appears to play an instrumental role in a number of Goodman affiliated companies understood to be at the top of the Goodman empire. One of these companies is the Lichtenstein-based Rabena Foundation. He is also a key figure in a number of Luxembourg-based companies associated with the Goodman business.
Laurence William
Corrigan
One of the longest standing members of the Goodman disciple network, is 73-year-old Louth man, Laurence Corrigan. He is currently the director of 5 companies including Larry Goodman’s Braganstown Farms Unlimited Company. He has been secretary of that company since 1992.
He was a director of Ternary Limited which has an address registered at the Setanta Centre, Dublin 2, one of Goodman’s key properties in the centre of Dublin. He was previously director of Irish Agricultural Development Company Unlimited Company, of which Laurence Jnr is now a director.
Ron Bolger
Bolger has held a wide range of directorships through his career. He is a former managing partner in KPMG, the audit, tax and advisory firm of choice for the Goodman group. The 71-year-old is based in Wicklow and was director of Eircom from 1992 to 1999. He is a former director of Greencore, C&D Foods Unlimited Company and ABP. He currently holds six directorships in tandem with Larry Goodman which range from the Blackrock Clinic to Torcross Ltd a property development company. Separately, he is also a director of Cerberus European Servicing Advisors (Ireland) Limited, which has links with the so-called vulture fund Cerberus.
Ron Bolger, director of a number of companies linked to Larry Goodman.
Frank Stephenson
Stephenson, is CEO of ABP Food Group. A qualified accountant, he started with Glanbia Foods in 2004 and climbed the ranks to chief operating officer of Glanbia Performance Nutrition before moving to the top job in ABP in 2015. The Dublin-based 48-year-old is is director of 19 companies of which Larry Goodman is also a director.
Frank Stephenson, ABP.
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At the age of 81, Larry Goodman has been at the helm of the Goodman empire through all the ups and downs. But the question will inevitably turn to who will continue the legacy as one of Europe’s largest beef processors into the next generation.
Although he may have started in the beef trade a large chunk of companies connected to Goodman now focus on property and development while he also has significant interests in healthcare. In total, he is director in over 100 companies including C&D Foods Unlimited company and ABP Food Group.
But there have been many people behind Goodman down through the years which have been key to his businesses and given their experience and expertise.
With two sons managing a number of the family’s businesses, it looks like the Goodman name will continue in farming and Irish business circles for many years to come.
Laurence Peter Goodman (Larry Jnr)
The Louth-based 38-year-old’s company interests now range from cheese making and real estate to financial intermediation. He is registered as a director in 40 companies in Ireland and is a director of a number of Goodman’s key financial companies.
Larry Goodman and his son Laurence welcome celebrity chef Ainsley Harriott with some Irish beef sandwiches on the ABP stand at RUAS Balmoral.
Mark Goodman
Goodman’s younger son Mark, is the managing director of ABP and his father is still director of the board.
The 35-year-old is based in Louth and is currently director of seven companies, from the wholesale of meat and meat products to real estate. He’s shown a natural family flair for business and one of his companies includes MGI (Mark Goodman International) Marketing, which he set up while he was still in college.
Mark took over directorship of the Louth-based Lorsden Unlimited Company, a property development company from his brother in 2015.
Mark Goodman.
Catherine Goodman
Larry Goodman’s wife Catherine has played an integral role as director in a number of family companies over the years
She is no longer a director in any active companies but shared control of many companies with her husband and sons including Arlesse Unlimited Company, Setanta Centre Unlimited Company and Breccia Unlimited Company.
Declan Sheeran
The Clontarf-based 41-year-old plays a pivotal role in many of Goodman’s enterprises. He is a director or secretary of 25 Goodman-connected companies in Ireland. Sheeran studied a B.A. in law and accounting at the University of Limerick which he completed in 1999. He then worked for KPMG from 1999 as an audit manager. He became the financial controller for Parma Investments in 2005 and still holds that role.
Sheeran’s current directorships which have links to Goodman include Blackrock Hospital Limited, Blackrock Clinic Limited, Galway Clinic Doughiska Limited, Hermitage Clinic Limited.
Declan Sheeran, financial controller of Larry Goodman's Parma Investments.
Philip Morgan
Morgan is believed to be Andorra-based and he appears to play an instrumental role in a number of Goodman affiliated companies understood to be at the top of the Goodman empire. One of these companies is the Lichtenstein-based Rabena Foundation. He is also a key figure in a number of Luxembourg-based companies associated with the Goodman business.
Laurence William
Corrigan
One of the longest standing members of the Goodman disciple network, is 73-year-old Louth man, Laurence Corrigan. He is currently the director of 5 companies including Larry Goodman’s Braganstown Farms Unlimited Company. He has been secretary of that company since 1992.
He was a director of Ternary Limited which has an address registered at the Setanta Centre, Dublin 2, one of Goodman’s key properties in the centre of Dublin. He was previously director of Irish Agricultural Development Company Unlimited Company, of which Laurence Jnr is now a director.
Ron Bolger
Bolger has held a wide range of directorships through his career. He is a former managing partner in KPMG, the audit, tax and advisory firm of choice for the Goodman group. The 71-year-old is based in Wicklow and was director of Eircom from 1992 to 1999. He is a former director of Greencore, C&D Foods Unlimited Company and ABP. He currently holds six directorships in tandem with Larry Goodman which range from the Blackrock Clinic to Torcross Ltd a property development company. Separately, he is also a director of Cerberus European Servicing Advisors (Ireland) Limited, which has links with the so-called vulture fund Cerberus.
Ron Bolger, director of a number of companies linked to Larry Goodman.
Frank Stephenson
Stephenson, is CEO of ABP Food Group. A qualified accountant, he started with Glanbia Foods in 2004 and climbed the ranks to chief operating officer of Glanbia Performance Nutrition before moving to the top job in ABP in 2015. The Dublin-based 48-year-old is is director of 19 companies of which Larry Goodman is also a director.
Frank Stephenson, ABP.
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