Michael Dawson (businessman)

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

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.

Personal life

He lives in Malahide, County Dublin. Dawson was married to Pauline and together they had three sons.[4][5] Pauline died in 2014 from cancer.[4][5]

References
  1. "Michael Dawson". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
  2. Taylor, Charlie. "Company behind One4All declares €2.65m dividend as profits jump". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  3. "SFA National Small Business Awards 2007". Bank of Ireland Business Banking. Archived from the original on 25 January 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
  4. O'Donoghue, Paul (8 October 2016). "'After being refused social welfare I started laughing. I was in the gutter. The only way was up'". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  5. Taylor, Charlie. "One4All entered UK market with €5m 'to get revenge for Skibbereen'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2020-07-06.


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