Andrew Bassat
Australian businessman
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Andrew Reuven Bassat is an Australian businessman. He is best known for co-founding Australian recruitment website Seek Limited in 1997.
Bassat notably became president of the St Kilda Football Club in December 2018.[1]
Biography
Bassat's father was an IBM executive from Egypt and his mother was born in Poland.[2] Bassat attended Brighton Grammar School, and then completed a Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) at the University of Melbourne, Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from Monash University, and a Master of Business Administration from Melbourne Business School.[3]
He co-founded recruitment website Seek in 1997, following his brother Paul Bassat's negative experience searching for a home.[4][5]
Bassat was awarded the Australian EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2013.[6]
Bassat remained CEO of Seek until 2021, being succeeded by Ian Narev.[citation needed] He still serves as CEO of Seek subsidiary Seek Investments.[citation needed]
