David Smorgon

David Smorgon OAM (born 8 May 1947) is an Australian businessman. He is most noted for holding the presidency of the Western Bulldogs, an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He has been a passionate supporter of the club since his youth and held the position of president from 1996 to 2012. For these contributions, and for his contribution to the community through health, social welfare and education, he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2000.[1]

David, along with his three children; Dean (b. 1969–70), Ricky (b. 1971–72), and Dale (b. 1974–75), built up their self-run stockholding organisation, Generation Investment Management. This corporation is known for providing loan-to-own transactions to assist global corporations with debt, with such clients as Bonds, and coin-operated entertainment business Ride On! Entertainment; the latter in which Ricky and Dale are executive directors.

David was educated at Brighton Grammar.

Personal life

Smorgon's wife Roslyn died from cancer on Sunday 27 January 2008 aged 58.[2]

His cousin is Graham Smorgon, former Smorgon Steel chairman and former president of the Carlton Football Club.

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gollark: My website is configured to only accept TLSv1.2 and 1.3 ~~as part of a conspiracy by computer companies selling newer hardware to run newer OSes~~ for security.
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References
  1. "David Smorgon OAM – Celebrity Speakers – Australia's Premier Speakers' Bureau". celebrityspeakers.com.au. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  2. http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/death-of-a-philanthropist/2008/01/27/1201368945700.html
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Peter Gordon		 Western Bulldogs president
1996—2012		 Succeeded by
Peter Gordon


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