Sir Michael Smurfit, KBE (born 7 August 1936), is an Irish-British businessman. In the 2010 Irish Independent Rich List, he was listed at 25th, with a €368 million personal fortune.Smurfit, who was born in St Helens, England, was educated at Clongowes Wood College, County Kildare, Ireland. He left school aged 16 and joined his father's company, Jefferson Smurfit & Sons Ltd, in 1955. In 1967, he was appointed joint managing director and was made deputy chairman in 1969. He was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Jefferson Smurfit Group in 1977, a position he held until his retirement as CEO in November 2002. Wikipedia