About Michael Dawson
Michael Dawson was an Irish politician.
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.
In 2002, he founded he Gift Voucher Shop (GVS), an international company that created the Multi-Retailer Gift Card.
Dawson was one of finalists in the 2007 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year programme.
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.
Personal life He lives in Malahide, County Dublin. Dawson was married to Pauline and together they had three sons. Pauline died in 2014 from cancer.
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· DBpedia: Michael Dawson (businessman)
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