Blake Read has experience across a variety of industries and held senior commercial & general management roles with large ASX-listed entities predominately across the mining, agriculture & services contractors sectors. He also ran his own businesses in the services sector, and maintains a keen eye for M&A opportunities.
Mr Read has experience in negotiation, contracts, budgeting, investment planning and tax, but likes to focus on strategic positioning of businesses for growth.
He held a commercial management role in 2009 and later became general manager of the SKILLED Group of companies until its eventual private sale in 2017. He has since been a business broker at SOT Business Brokering.
Mr Read is a qualified CPA with a degree in Commerce (majoring in Law and Accounting).