Friday, 2 May, 2025 - 22:41
Woollahra founder takes out top honour at 40u40 Awards
Christopher Schmid took home the highly coveted First Amongst Equals award as 40 emerging business leaders were named the ones to watch in 2025.
Chris Schmid is a proud Mandandanji man from Queensland, who since moving to Perth has built two 100-per-cent-Aboriginal-owned businesses in Western Australia: Woollahra Group and Surekleen Products.
Surekleen manufactures chemical cleaning products in a facility in Malaga. Woollahra Group is a cleaning solutions provider serving the mining and facilities maintenance sectors.
Mr Schmid has manufacturing and distribution experience with packaging suppliers Signet, Staples, and Orora.
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Christopher Schmid took home the highly coveted First Amongst Equals award as 40 emerging business leaders were named the ones to watch in 2025.
This year's First Amongst Equals winner has built a 100 per cent Aboriginal-owned business in a new sector.