Andrew Bassat

Andrew Reuven Bassat is the CEO and co- founder of SEEK with his brother Paul Bassat. Since its inception in September 1997, the company has become the #1 Job seeking portal in Australia.

Education

Bassat attended Brighton Grammar School.

He graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) degree from the University of Melbourne. He also holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree from Monash University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Melbourne Business School.[1]

Career

“The idea for SEEK came back in 1997, when my brother was looking for a house,” Bassat says. “Going through the process, we realised how inefficient the existing classifieds system was and had a notion we could improve it.” [2]

In 2004, SEEK acquired the online training company SelfCert which is now known as SEEK Learning.

Before starting SEEK, Andrew was a management consultant with Booz Allen & Hamilton. Prior to joining Booz and Allen he worked as a solicitor at Corrs Chamber Westgarth.

He was named the 2013 Australian EY Entrepreneur Of The Year.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "SEEK Investors". Ir.seek.com.au. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Andrew Bassat named EY’s Australian Entrepreneur Of The Year". Brw.com.au. Retrieved 2014-08-26.