SERV - Secure Electronic Registries Victoria
About SERV
SERV Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors is responsible for SERV’s overall performance and compliance, providing strategic direction, effective governance and leadership.
Cheryl Batagol PSM
Chairperson
Cheryl Batagol was appointed the Chair of Secure Electronic Registries Victoria in August 2019.
Cheryl is an experienced Board member and is also the Chair of Alluvium Holdings, a company that helps solve complex environmental issues.
Cheryl also holds advisory positions on the Australian Industry Group’s Victorian Council; the ESG and Estates Committee of Monash University Council; Melbourne Water's Healthy Waterways Strategy Region-wide Leadership Group; and Paintback Ltd.
Cheryl’s career started in the waste management industry, where she worked for over thirty years in both private and public companies. Though retired from her management and executive career, Cheryl is committed to social and environmental justice and leads change in sustainability in every role she performs.
Previously the Chair of the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) Victoria, Cheryl stepped down after a decade of service. Prior to this position, she was the Chair of Melbourne Water for five years and served on the Boards of the Victorian Catchment Management Council, City West Water, and Southern Rural Water.
Cheryl was also the Chair, Deputy Chair, and board member of EcoRecycle Victoria, the predecessor organisation of Sustainability Victoria, serving for sixteen years across both organisations.
The Commonwealth Government awarded Cheryl a Public Service Medal in the Australia Day awards of 2018 and a Centenary Medal in 2000. She holds an Honorary Doctorate of Laws (Honoris Causa), awarded by Monash University in 2017, is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (FAICD) and remains a National Fellow of the Institute of Public Administration Australia (NFIPPA).
Sam Andersen
Director
Sam Andersen was appointed as a Director of the Board for Secure Electronic Registries Victoria in February 2019 and is also the Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee.
Sam is an experienced Board member, remaining a current Director of the Board of several government and public unlisted corporations and member-owned organisations. She is Chair of the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation Limited; Beyond Bank Australia Limited and Agriculture Victoria Services Pty Ltd. Sam is also a director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee for the VicRoads group of companies and Chairs the Audit and Risk Management Committee for Victoria Police.
Prior to holding C-Suite positions in ASX-listed IT and allied health companies leading transformation initiatives, Sam was a successful senior executive in banking and finance. She has previously held non-executive director roles in a range of public listed, private, and government corporations including in biotechnology, ICT, financial services and allied health.
Sam holds a Bachelor of Laws from the Queensland University of Technology and a Certified Practicing Accountant from CPA Australia. She is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Financial Services Institute of Australia.
Clark Butler
Director
Clark Butler was appointed as a Director of the Board for Secure Electronic Registries Victoria in April 2019.
Clark is the CEO of Sunshot Industries, a transformation capital firm focused on improving the international competitiveness of Australian manufacturing and reducing carbon emissions.
Since 2007, Clark has guided technology and data companies on strategy, governance, commercialisation, and transaction execution. He is a Director of the Board and investor in several technology companies including in Tourism Media, a travel sector data and content business, and is a former Director and investor in Illion, a data analytics firm.
Prior to commencing with SERV, Clark was a Strategy Adviser and Company Secretary for Veda Group Limited leading up to and following its Initial Public Offering (IPO) in 2015. He was a partner at Minter Ellison until 2003 and practised as a corporate lawyer specialising in technology for over ten years before joining Westpac with responsibility for sourcing and third-party relationships.
Clark holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws from the University of NSW.
Scott Jendra
Director
Scott Jendra was appointed as a Director of the Board for Secure Electronic Registries Victoria in September 2021.
Scott has 20 years’ experience advising on digital, technology and strategy at AFL, SEEK, The Boston Consulting Group and Accenture. He has consulted to many of the largest Australian companies and public sector agencies.
Scott currently operates his own business, pptproductivity.com, a subscription-based product for consulting organisations to create, refine and collaborate on presentations in PowerPoint. Previously, he spent three years with the AFL, with responsibility for technology, analytics, digital transformation, afl.com.au and the 18 club websites with 4 million unique visitors per month. Before AFL, he was SEEK’s Head of International Technology and CIO of SEEK Asia, building products for SEEK’s businesses in Brazil, Mexico, China, South East Asia and Australia.
Scott’s foundational career in technology strategy and outsourcing with both Accenture and Boston Consulting Group was focused on delivering major change programs across large government agencies.
Anna Leibel
Director
Anna Leibel was appointed as a Director of the Board for Secure Electronic Registries Victoria in September 2021 and Chair of the Remuneration and Performance Committee in 2024.
Anna’s experience spans private and public boards and senior executive leadership positions across a wide spectrum of highly regulated and asset-intensive service sectors such as financial services, telecommunications, digital infrastructure and healthcare.
She is a Director of AMP Limited and AMP Bank and is a former director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee for Alfred Health. Anna previously served on the Board of Ambulance Victoria and was Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee.
In her executive roles as Chief Delivery and Information Officer and Chief Information Officer with UniSuper, Anna oversaw member operations, technology, and the execution of strategic and compliance initiatives. She also held senior executive roles with PwC and Telstra.
Anna holds a Master of Laws specialising in enterprise governance from Bond University and a Competent Boards Sustainability & ESG Designation and Certification graduate.