Benchmark Agents

Ian Salter Ian has been part of the Benchmark team since 2005 after spending the previous 6 years as a corporate manager. Having owned several businesses including Retail Health Food, Aluminium Manufacturing through to Event Management. Ian understands the day-to-day challenges that business owners must face. Ian's early successes with Benchmark have allowed him to sell businesses such as a Marine Dealerships, Organic Food Store, Industrial Wholesalers, Aluminium Manufacturing, Large Format Digital Printers, Insulation Businesss, Retail Businesses, Home-based businesses - and more which gained him recognition for selling the most businesses for 2007. Ian is a dedicated to getting results and his strong work ethic produces a high level of professionalism. Ian is happy to talk to anyone about buying or selling a business. Ian works from the Brisbane office.	Trevor Berry Trevor Berry is an experienced business broker, having entered the industry with a caravan park/ service station background nearly a decade ago.Trevor soon made it his own passion to understand and learn the self storage industry. Having sold many Self Storage Complexes, he has a vast knowledge of industry capitalisation, financial accounts, current market (buyer) expectations, cost of construction, cost of operation and is well versed on how you should approach the sale or purchase of the Self Storage Industry. Trevor covers all states.	Bruce Coudrey Principal of Benchmark since 1999. Self employed since 1982. Bruce has owned 6 service stations, 2 carwashes, a car rental franchise, advertising billboards and other business. Bruce is a Certified Practicing Business Broker. Now in his twelfth year as a broker. Bruce has been involved in the sale of hundreds of businesses. As a court appointed witness Bruce has been involved in consulting and appraising all types of businesses. Bruce is a member of the International Business Brokers Association, and sits on the state and national committees of the Australian Institute Of Business Brokers. Bruce covers all states.
Owen Mitchell Business Valuer, Licensed Real Estate Agent (VIC, WA,QLD) Specialist in Business Sales, Business Valuations, Mergers & Acquisitions across Australia since 1982 Experienced business sale negotiator Provide Business expertise and acumen to business owners to maximize the sale value of their business. High success rate in assisting vendors and purchasers in achieving their desired outcomes. Owen manages the Melbourne office.	Lincoln Bridge Lincoln is an experienced Business Broker specialising in the sale of childcare throughout Australia. He is familiar with current regulations and legislation within the childcare industry and has a solid understanding of the intricacies within this sector. Having been self employed for many years within the Hospitality Industry Lincoln also has the skills to assist in the sale of businesses in these popular categories: Hotels, Clubs and Restaurants and food production and wholesale distribution. Lincoln covers all states.	Norm Sharpe An extensive and successful career as a small business owner, including buying businesses to 'renovate' and on-sell has well prepared Norman Sharpe for a further career as a broker. For the past 15 years, he has also consulted with primarily owner-operators on a range of matters including exit strategies. Norm was also retained by a major buying & marketing co-op as their in-house business development manager, consulting to more than 100 stores while still overseeing three businesses of his own. Norm works from the Gold Coast office.
Terry Blair Has sold over 100 Childcare Centres in the last two years. Specialist in Childcare past 10 years. "See Terry to buy or sell Childcare anywhere in Australia" - Terry is an experienced senior broker with a prolific sales record. Terry covers all states.	Phil Thompson With over 36 years of industry experience Phil specializes in the sale of service station business and investment property. Phil has an ethical, thorough approach to his work, and has been involved in many sales of service stations and C-Stores. Phil works from the Brisbane office.	David Pilkington Sydney Office Manager. Vastly experienced in Advertising Industry & Marketing. David specializes in the sale of service stations, childcare and large businesses. David works from the Sydney office.
Lois Thompson Lois has an extensive background in accounting and bookkeeping. With such expertise Lois is ideally placed to assist clients in acquiring or selling small businesses. Lois works from the Brisbane office.	Mark Petersen Has over 25 years experience in Small Business, Banking, Finance and Business Broking. Certified Practicing Business Broker and LREA. Specialises in all aspects of Business Sales. Mark works from the Gold Coast office.	Russell Brockie Russell has worked all over the world in the hospitatlity industry. Having previously been a Senior Executive in that industry Russell has been able to combine the culture of service and quality in serving his clients looking to buy or sell a business. Russell works on a single appointment at a time enabling him to be focused only upon the business he is selling. Russell covers the Sunshine Coast area.
David Frood Before becoming a Business Broker in 2004, David was a Consultant to big business in sales organisation structure and performance for 15 years. Clients included Qantas, HP Australia, Daikin Air-Conditioning, CommSec and Diageo. Qualified in Accounting and Marketing, David’s goal is to add as much value to his clients as possible by facilitating a well prepared and executed sale for their business. Realising what goes into creating business value over many years, he wants to assist business owners to realise this value with as little stress as possible. David sits on the National Executive of the Australian Institute of Business Brokers. Special areas of interest include RTO’s, Air-conditioning Dealers, Manufacturing and I.T. Companies. David is also our area specialist for Northern NSW and lives at Terranora (Tweed). David works from the Gold Coast office.	Patty Taylor Service Stations are all Patty has know since 1987 when she joined a BP Distributor to manage and operate a service station. She worked for this company for 17 years and through out this time she progressed within the fuel industry to being their Retail Area Manager for their 10 company operated sites. In these 10 locations she expanded her knowledge with managing their wide mix of service stations i.e. large truckstops, depot fronts, highway, metropolitan and rural outlets. The last few years has Patty has changed roles to successfully grow the network for large independent fuel company as the Business Development Manager. Patty works from the Brisbane office.	Michael Pittam Michael has 26 years of business experience working in financial management as a Qualified Accountant ranging from small, medium and large companies. With his studies in accountancy, and his expert knowledge of the SME buying and selling process Michael is well placed to add value to the buying and selling process for his clients. Michael has owned and operated his own business in the Management Rights industry as well as run business for national and international companies. He is fully licensed by the Office of Fair Trading to act as a Business Broker and is a Member of the Australian Institute of Business Brokers, a member of the REIQ, as well as a Fellow of the National Institute of Accountants. Mike works from the Brisbane office.
Deirdre King For 20 years Deirdre has owned and operated her own businesses. For the past few years Deirdre has worked as a business broker on the Gold Coast, selling many different types of businesses. With her vast knowledge she is able to help you sell your business successfully, and promptly. Deirdre works from the Gold Coast office.	Murray Stewart Murray has been a business broker for over 9 years and has been involved in the sale of over $30 million worth of business in that time. Included in this is the sale of approx 200 businesses on the Sunshine Coast. Murrays method of selling has earned him respect with vendors and buyers alike. Murray is a family mad with wife and five children so he understands the problems you can have while running a business and juggling family life. Over the past year Murray has gained the position of top salesman in his previous office, which had ten brokers. Murray manages the Sunshine Coast area.	Gamil 'Bud' Baddour Bud (Gamil Baddour) came to Benchmark in 2004 after spending 38 years as a Senior Manager in a Financial Institution. He has owned and managed a Cafe himself for 3.5 years. In the first twelve months at Benchmark, Bud completed the most number of sales for Benchmark selling businesses such as Cafes, Takeaway Outlets, Food Stores, Newsagencies, Franchised Businesses, Manafacturing - and more. Bud is determined to get results, so talk to Bud about buying or selling a business. Bud works from the Gold Coast office.
Connie White Senior Broker (Marketing Dip) Specialising in Business Sales across Australia since 1999 Develop Marketing strategies to maximize the sale value of a business. Wide entrepreneurial experience across Wholesale, Distribution, Manufacturing, Franchising, Food Service and Recruitment. High success rate in assisting vendors and purchasers in achieving their desired outcomes. Conny works from the Melbourne office.	Neil Barry With 20 years experience as a newsagent and 10 years as a licensed real estate agent running two offices, Neil is the ideal person to discuss your business needs with. Specialising in Newsagencies, Independent Post Offices, Management Rights, Real Estate Offices and Independent Supermarkets. Neils Newsagency experience has given him great insight, knowledge, skill and understanding of retail and SME accounting practices. Amicable, friendly, easy to talk to and slightly old fashioned Neil prefers dealing face to face rather than electronically. Neils aim is to provide high standard professional and personal service to acheive the best possible outcomes for both sellers and buyers.Neil works from the Brisbane office	Zoe Frame As office manager Zoe is responsible for managing contracts and all IT. With Zoe's expertise the office runs smoothly and is a happy and productive environment. Often found in the office after everyone else has gone home. Zoe is a key member of the Benchmark Team. Zoe manages the head office on the Gold Coast.