Tom Strachan Explained

Tom Strachan (1973–29 August 2022) was an Australian businessman and a founder of AWX, which specialises in labor hire.^[1]

AWX was founded in 2000 by Strachan. The company was sold to a group of investors in 2016.^[2]

In 2013 the Business Review Weekly (BRW) estimated he was worth $25 million.^[3] The following year, he was worth $15 million.^[4]

He was a student at Brisbane Grammar School.^[5]

Strachan died in a plane crash with his son Noah and pilot Gary Liehm near Fernvale on 29 August 2022.^[6]

Notes and References

1. http://www.smh.com.au/money/a-hire-ambition-20120417-1x47f.html Barbara Drury, "A hire ambition" Sydney Morning Herald 18 April 2012
2. Web site: Thompson . Sarah . Macdonald . Anthony . Moullakis . Joyce . 2016-10-17 . Rich-Lister Tom Strachan sells labour hire firm AWX . 2022-08-30 . Australian Financial Review . en.
3. http://www.brw.com.au/p/lists/young-rich/2013/young_rich_tom_strachan_f3nCLuca6fOA3WA6HoQUcM "Young Rich 2013: 73. Tom Strachan" Business Review Weekly 18 Sept 2013
4. http://www.brw.com.au/p/lists/young-rich/2014/brw_young_rich_tom_strachan_Zmf0671DpxgK3E0pqi4qcP "BRW Young Rich 2014: 40. Tom Strachan" Business Review Weekly 31 October 2014
5. News: Rangiah . Lillian . 2022-08-29 . 'This is a huge loss': Tributes flow for father, son and pilot killed in plane crash west of Brisbane . en-AU . ABC News . 2022-08-30.
6. Web site: Brook . Benedict . Blair . Alex . 2022-08-30 . Millionaire agribusiness leader Tom Strachan among three dead in horror Queensland light plane crash . 2022-08-30 . News.com.au.