Ian Narev

Ian Narev serves as CEO of SEEK, one of the world's largest employment marketplace companies. SEEK operates dominant online job platforms across three major regions: Australia and New Zealand (seek.com.au — the overwhelmingly dominant job search platform), Southeast Asia (JobStreet and JobsDB — covering Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Hong Kong), and Latin America (Catho in Brazil, OCC in Mexico, and other regional platforms). SEEK's Australian business is the crown jewel — seek.com.au commands a near-monopoly position in online job advertising, with over 80% of Australian employers using the platform. This dominance provides strong pricing power (SEEK regularly increases job listing prices) and high margins. The platform has evolved from simple job listings to include candidate management tools, AI-powered matching, employer branding, and salary insights. The Asia Pacific and Americas businesses provide growth exposure to markets with lower online recruitment penetration and faster economic growth — as these economies develop and online recruitment displaces newspaper classifieds and informal hiring, SEEK's platforms capture an increasing share. SEEK also holds a significant investment in Zhaopin, one of China's largest online recruitment platforms. Key stock drivers include Australian job listing volumes, pricing increases, Southeast Asian user growth, Latin American market development, Zhaopin performance, AI-driven product innovation, and the competitive dynamics against LinkedIn and local job platforms.