In a revealing and candid interview with The Currency, 53-year-old Ronan Reid, the founder of Dolmen Stockbrokers in the mid-1990s and now chief executive of Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland explains: How he helped build Dolmen from the ground upHow the firm lost half of its revenue during the crisisWhy he sold to Cantor FitzgeraldHow a new generation of wealth is emergingHow regulation is impacting the customer ***** Ronan Reid hesitates for a moment, draws breath and smiles the sort of smile that is impossible to really depict with words: it is poignant, affectionate, yet sad. It is around a year since…

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Ronan Reid: “Am I glad we set up the business? Yes and no”

Ronan Reid led Dolmen Stockbrokers through boom and bust, before selling it to Cantor Fitzgerald. In this interview he talks about the journey. However, he also speaks about the sad death of his wife Karen, and how it forced him to question the balance of building a business and raising a family.

5th Nov, 2019 - 12 min read

Ian Kehoe

Executive Editor

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