International Irish Business person of The Year 2009



Liam Casey - Founder and CEO, PCH International

Liam Casey is the Founder and Chief Executive of PCH International, a world class supply chain management company focused on the consumer electronics, personal computers, medical devices and telecommunications industries.
With a background in the retail trade, Liam founded the business in Cork in 1996. The businesses operational headquarters are in Shenzhen, South China at the heart of China's 'factory to the world’.
The company had revenues of $114m million in 2008 and employs 700 people in Ireland, China, Singapore, USA, Brazil, UK and South Africa.
PCH’s customers are mainly multinationals based in North America, including many leading companies from Silicon Valley. The company lists amongst its major clients three of the top five personal computer companies, three of the top five telecom and networking companies, and three of the top five consumer electronics companies in the world.
Last year, PCH announced that it had secured $21 million in venture funding from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Norwest Venture Partners and Focus Ventures, three leading venture capital firms based in Silicon Valley.
Liam Casey was named Ernst & Young Irish Entrepreneur of the Year in 2007.

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