Paul Bassat

In under six years, SEEK has gone from being yet another promising but loss-making dot com start-up company, to the country's leading online employment website. How has SEEK survived when so many other dot coms have failed?

SEEK is recognized as one of the fastest growing businesses in the Asia Pacific Region as well as one of the "Best employers to work for in Australia". SEEK's innovative approach to addressing candidates needs and educating Australians about its offering has earned the company a position as the sixth best known internet brand in Australia.

Paul is the CEO and co-founder of SEEK. SEEK operates seek.com.au and seek.co.nz, Australia and New Zealand's leading online employment sites. SEEK has rapidly established itself as the destination of choice for employment advertisers and job seekers. Since its inception in 1997, SEEK has been recognised as one of the fastest growing businesses in the Asia Pacific Region as well as one of the "Best Employers to work for in Australia".

Prior to co-founding SEEK, Paul spent six years with the commercial law firm Arnold Bloch Leibler, where he specialized in corporate law. Paul holds Bachelor of Law and Bachelor of Commerce degrees from the University of Melbourne and is a member of the Small Business Panel of the Reserve Bank of Australia.