 Willie Haughey was honoured for his work in his home city |
Businessman and philanthropist Willie Haughey has been honoured for his "distinguished service to Glasgow." Lord Provost Liz Cameron announced Mr Haughey had won the St Mungo prize which honours the outstanding work of a son or daughter of Glasgow.
After he learned he was to be nominated, Mr Haughey said: "This is an amazing honour, I'm deeply humbled."
The prize was established in 1936 and winners have included Sir William Burrell and Lord Macfarlane.
Ms Cameron said: "Willie Haughey is a true friend of this city and has distinguished himself as a giant of the business community and a patron of the arts."
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The St Mungo Trust administers the prize, founded by the late Alexander Paterson Somerville.
The Lord Provost announced the winner of the St Mungo Prize at the annual St Mungo Lecture.
Mr Haughey OBE was born in the Gorbals in Glasgow in 1956.
He served an apprenticeship as a refrigeration and air conditioning engineer.
Mr Haughey set up City Refrigeration in 1985 which now has an annual turnover in excess of �300m.
He was a director of Celtic Football Club for more than two years from 1994 to 1997.
He is also the chairman of Scottish Enterprise Glasgow and owns pubs and hotels and a property company in Scotland.
The Haughey family has set up a charitable trust that has donated more than �3m to charity.
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