Michael Dawson (businessman)

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Michael Dawson is a businessman and former politician from County Dublin in Ireland. He is the founder and CEO of Gift Voucher Shop.

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Career

Dawson served briefly as a senator in 1989, when he was nominated by the Taoiseach to the 18th Seanad to fill a vacancy after the 1989 general election. [1]

In 2002, he founded he Gift Voucher Shop (GVS), an international company that created the Multi-Retailer Gift Card. [2] [3]

Dawson was one of finalists in the 2007 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year programme. [2] In 2010, he was named 'Fingal Business Person of the Year' at the Business Excellence Awards 2010. [4]

In November 2018, Dawson sold his share of the Gift Voucher Shop to Fintech Blackhawk Network when the company purchased the One4all gift voucher business. [5]

Personal life

He lives in Malahide, County Dublin. Dawson was married to Pauline and together they had three sons. [6] [7] Pauline died in 2014 from cancer. [6] [7]

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References

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