Sunderland born and bred, Steve began his career as a scientist, working for
Camrex Paints in Sunderland.
On joining the Sunderland paint group
Camrex, he rose to main board director.
After retiring, Capt Dawson formed the Marine Division of Marley Tiles and in 1961 he joined
Camrex Paints, a Sunderland company where he later became a director.
During his career, he has worked for Price Waterhouse (as was), Procter & Gamble, Rentokil and
Camrex Holdings before founding Tor Coatings in 1976.
Then he became a fast-track employee at Rento kil and went on to join theSunderland paint group
Camrex. In the late 70s, when he was in his mid 30s
From 1993 he spent three years as financial controller with paints group
Camrex Chugoku before joining Sunderland-based Voyager Foods as finance director, eventually becoming managing director.
On joining the Sunderland paint group
Camrex he rose to main board director.