McGee Damian
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Damian McGee was the recipient of the 2018 Australia Day, Gawler Special Commendation Corporate Citizen of the Year Award.
My family to Gawler building a house at Evanston in 1985. My father, Brendan McGee was a prominent policeman including serving time as President of the Police Association of South Australia. My mother also had a distinguished career as Housing Manager with the Sa Housing Trust. I have one younger sister, currently living in Canberra working for the Australian Federal Police.
I attended secondary schooling at Blackfriars Priory School (where my father also attended) and University at UniSA, studying an Associate Diploma in Business (Industrial Engineering).
I gained employment as a 15-year-old as a trolley boy at Gawler Foodland (thank you, Mike Johnson), spending 7+ years in supermarkets working a variety of positions including department management. My corporate career began with a sales role at Kimberly Clark Australia with a 5-year tenure. My fathers passing in 2003 saw me leave mu initial corporate foray to follow my dreams to buy the lease of The Exchange Hotel with a friend. I only lasted 18 months; well and truly learning that friends and business were the poorest of mixes.
I re-entered corporate life with GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare and was promoted quickly in my 5 years resulting in a State Management role responsible for both the SA and WA markets. An ill-advised move from pharmaceuticals into medical saw me have a short stint as State Sales Manager for Healthscope Pathology. the role was a poor fit for me ethically and professionally and I soon moved into the roof many men's dreams... a Sales Manager for Carlton and United Breweries.
During my time with CUB, the opportunity to purchase the business of the Exchange Hotel was again afforded to me. I ran the hotel under management for 2 years until the growth of the business started to cause some conflict of interest concerns with CUB given my senior role there. Subsequently, I resigned from CUB to better into the hotel in a full time working capacity where I currently remain.
I have been married to Jess for nearly 5 years, with a beautiful 22-month-old daughter Pippa, both of whom I adore immensely.
Please <click here> to view photos of Damian McGee.
Please click the Youtube link below to watch Damian McGee's presentation on the Exchange Hotel, filmed at the July 2018 Gawler History Team meeting.
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