Davo is moving on to the next chapter of his life.
Long-time General Manager Nathan Davison has decided it's time to step away from his front office career with the club, leaving behind an extraordinary legacy of accomplishments and culture.
He has a 26-season association with the Giants as both a player and front office figure. He is the only person who has been involved with the ABL in Adelaide every single year of its iteration.
Davo played 10 years and 437 games for Adelaide before moving into the front office when the ABL returned, serving as Assistant General Manager from 2010-2013 and General Manager/CEO from 2013-2026.
Across that time, he guided the club through multiple ownership changes and vastly different eras of the ABL.
The list of accomplishments during his tenure is remarkable. Some of them are:
- Breaking a 43-year SA Claxton Shield drought;
- Winning three ABL championships (23, 24 and 26);
- Setting the ABL single-game attendance record;
- Forging relationships with major international organisations, including the Tokyo Giants and Philadelphia Phillies;
- Forming partnerships with CPBL and KBO clubs;
- Navigating the club through COVID-19;
- Helping lead professional baseball in Australia in the use of data, analytics and scouting;
- Rebranding the Bite back to the Giants;
- Turning Adelaide into one of the premier destinations for players in Australian baseball, while continuing to develop elite South Australian talent;
- Hiring, mentoring and leading dozens of people and players across all aspects of the organisation, many of whom remain with the club or have gone on to achieve incredible things;
We’re sure there’s plenty we’ve missed. It doesn’t even include his time as CEO of Baseball South Australia.
But of all those accomplishments, Nathan says what motivated him most was the people.
“My intention was always to make the Adelaide Giants a place that people wanted to be…and to leave it in a better place,” said Davison. “I can’t be the judge of either of those but hopefully others will see that and can continue to enjoy what so many people have put so much work in.”
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