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]

References

  1. ↑ Barbara Drury, "A hire ambition" Sydney Morning Herald 18 April 2012 accessed 31 March 2015
  2. ↑ Thompson, Sarah; Macdonald, Anthony; Moullakis, Joyce (17 October 2016). "Rich-Lister Tom Strachan sells labour hire firm AWX". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Young Rich 2013: 73. Tom Strachan" Business Review Weekly 18 Sept 2013 accessed 31 March 2015
  4. ↑ "BRW Young Rich 2014: 40. Tom Strachan" Business Review Weekly 31 October 2014 accessed 31 March 2015
  5. ↑ Rangiah, Lillian (29 August 2022). "'This is a huge loss': Tributes flow for father, son and pilot killed in plane crash west of Brisbane". ABC News. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  6. ↑ Brook, Benedict; Blair, Alex (30 August 2022). "Millionaire agribusiness leader Tom Strachan among three dead in horror Queensland light plane crash". News.com.au. Retrieved 30 August 2022.


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