I first met Martin Naughton over 25 years ago. Martin was by then a globally successful industrialist, business leader, and philanthropist. In my experience, compared to other successful business people of his generation, he was different. Martin was approachable, always engaging, inquisitive, and encouraging, regardless of the scale of your business. He was a man of simple values and a strong work ethic. His priorities were family, business, and country, in that order. Always ahead of his time. There was no ego. As the years progressed, I had the pleasure of Martin’s company in more social settings, including hosting him…

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