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Geoff Morgan

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Geoff Morgan
OccupationBusinessman
Board member ofMcTavish Surf International
The Crescent Institute
World Scout Foundation
World Scout Committee

Geoff Morgan AM is an Australian businessman, known for co-founding Morgan & Banks with Andrew Banks.[1][2][3]

Career

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Morgan co-founded Morgan & Banks, a recruitment agency with Andrew Banks in 1985.[4] It became a public company in 1995. He joined Bank's Talent2 International in 2003.[5]

Scouting

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Morgan has been a member of the World Scout Foundation, the World Organization of the Scout Movement's trust company, and has represented the foundation served on the World Scout Committee since 2021.[6]

Recognition

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In 2015 Morgan was inducted into the Order of Australia.[7] Together with Andrew Banks, was voted equal first in an industry poll of The 5 Most Influential People in the Recruitment Industry in the past 60 years.[8]

In 2014, Morgan and Banks were inaugural inductees to the Recruitment International (Australia) Recruitment Industry Hall of Fame,[9] for individuals who have made significant contribution to the Australian recruitment industry during their career.[10]

In 2004, Morgan and Banks won the Ernst & Young Australia, Master Entrepreneur of the Year Award (Eastern Region) for sustained success in business.[6]

Books

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  • Flourish & Prosper (2005);[4]
  • Achieving Your Dream Career (2002);[11]
  • The Morgan and Banks Guide to: Getting That Job (1994);[12]
  • Going Up - How to Get, Keep and Advance Your Career (1988)[13]

References

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  1. ^ Bennet, Michael (29 May 2012). "Recruiter Talent2 decides to go private in $115m deal". The Australian. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Our History". talent2. Archived from the original on 29 August 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  3. ^ Gome, Amanda (25 November 2004). "Masterclass – Australia's most enduring entrepreneurs and some rising stars share their secrets". BRW.
  4. ^ a b Banks, Andrew; Morgan, Geoff; Hanger, Catherine (2005). Flourish & prosper. Camberwell, Vic.: Penguin. ISBN 978-0670042135.
  5. ^ Taylor, Wendy (4 October 2003). "News & Moves". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Mr Geoff Morgan AM MEMBER". WorldScoutFoundation.org. 2022.
  7. ^ "Seven top businesspeople among those named in Queen's Birthday honours". SmartCompany. June 8, 2015.
  8. ^ Clennett, Ross. "5 Most Influential People in the Recruitment Industry in last 60 years". Ross Clennett. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  9. ^ Horsburgh, Lesley (January 2015). "Congratulations to the RI Australia Award Winners". No. Jan–Mar 2015. Recruitment International Australia. Archived from the original on 26 April 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  10. ^ "The Recruitment International Australia Industry Awards 2016". Recruitment International Australia. Retrieved 15 September 2015.[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ Banks, Geoff Morgan & Andrew (2002). Achieving your dream career. Camberwell, Vic.: Penguin Books Australia. ISBN 9780670910915.
  12. ^ Banks, Andrew; Morgan, Geoff (1994). Getting that job : how to establish and manage your career into the next millenium (Reprinted. ed.). Pymble, N.S.W.: Harper Collins. ISBN 978-0732250201.
  13. ^ Banks, Andrew; Morgan, Geoff; Zilko, Julie (1988). Going up : how to get, keep and advance your career. Sydney: Collins. ISBN 978-0732224509.
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