Paul Bassat

Paul Moss Bassat founded online job search website SEEK in 1997 with his brother Andrew Bassat. The brothers were co-CEOs until Paul resigned in 2011. Andrew remains executive director of SEEK while Paul remains a major shareholder. [1]

Career

Paul Moss Bassat co-founded Seek with his brother Andrew in 1997. Their goal was to resolve what they felt were inefficiencies in the existing classified-ad systems.[2]

Paul started his career as a lawyer and practiced for several years before co-founding SEEK. Paul was the joint CEO of the company from 1997 until 2011, he then left SEEK to work in private equity and with early-stage investment fund Square Peg Capital, where he is passionate about mentoring management teams that are focused on building outstanding businesses.[3]

He attended Brighton Grammar School. [4] Mr. Bassat graduated with a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne. [5]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.brw.com.au/p/lists/rich-200/2014/brw_rich_list_andrew_and_paul_bassat_MCII7kU8LRdNXrG7hYvkVN
  2. ↑ http://www.brw.com.au/p/entrepreneurs/andrew_bassat_named_ey_australian_GV5SexggGlgaHZ93NbR5OM
  3. ↑ http://www.squarepegcap.com/paul-bassat.html
  4. ↑ http://www.brightongrammar.vic.edu.au/OldBoysandFriends/HallofFame/Paul_Bassat.aspx
  5. ↑ http://www.squarepegcap.com/paul-bassat.html
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