Cladding Safety Victoria's Board is governed by requirements set out in the Cladding Safety Victoria Act 2020.
Rod Fehring
Chairperson
Rod Fehring is Chairman of Frasers Property Australia and Frasers Property Industrial and member of Frasers Property Limited’s Singapore based ExCo. These roles are performed on a part time basis.
Rod is also the Chairman of AWARE Super’s Real Estate Management business AREM, Chairman of Cladding Safety Victoria, an independent Director of Keyton formally Lendlease Retirement Living (LLRL) Joint Operating Committee.
Prior to this appointment, was CEO of Frasers Property Australia and has held leadership roles including Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Lend Lease Primelife and Chief Executive Officer of Delfin Lend Lease Ltd. He has also held a variety of industry association and pro-bono positions with the Property Council of Australia, Green Building Council and Mission Australia Housing and was a trustee for the MCC Trust Melbourne (1998-2007).
He has 38 years of experience in the property and development industry primarily involved in large-scale urban development, mixed-use and urban renewal schemes.
Sarah Clarke
Deputy Chairperson
Sarah Clarke is a senior executive focused on sustainability, ethics, and environmental social and corporate governance.
Sarah leads the highly-regarded Mirvac sustainability strategy, This Changes Everything, and is also Chair of Homes Victoria. She has experience across multiple sectors and industries, including the built environment, oil and gas, public transport, and social policy.
Sarah received a Master of Arts (Professional & Applied Ethics) from the University of Melbourne, is a graduate of the McKinsey & Co Executive Leadership program, the Prince of Wales Business & Sustainability Leaderships program from the University of Cambridge, and holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons, English) from James Cook University.
Genevieve Overell
Board member
Genevieve’s executive career spans more than 25 years in leadership roles with leading consulting and professional services firms, Victorian Government and most recently, Deutsche Bank Australia. Deploying her technical expertise, transaction experience and advisory skills, Genevieve, an experienced Chair, has served on Boards across financial services, healthcare, professional services, infrastructure projects, cross-border trade and investment, professional associations, the arts, property development industry, non-profit charitable organisations and Government business enterprises and authorities.
Genevieve collaboratively fosters innovation, fiscal discipline and risk recognition to optimise project delivery. Committed to diversity and inclusion, Genevieve has mentored and sponsored emerging leaders throughout her career. A lifelong love of the arts culminated in Genevieve’s appointment as Chair of Victorian Opera in 2018. A Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Institute of Public Administration of Australia, Genevieve retains a keen interest in public policy and the urban environment.
In the 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours, in recognition of her contributions to a range of organisations, Genevieve was made a Member of the Order of Australia.
In 2021, Monash University appointed Genevieve the Distinguished Alumna, Faculty of Law.
In 2022, Genevieve was made an honorary Member of the RAIA in recognition of her service to the Board and Institute.
Jo Pugsley
Board member
With more than 25 years legal experience, Jo is a senior partner in the Clayton Utz Melbourne construction and major projects team.
Jo's expertise lies in working in the built environment. She is a subject matter expert on the full suite of construction contract models. She has sat at the negotiating table with many players in the construction industry over the years. She is known for her ability to develop innovative delivery models to solve the most complex project issues and manage risk appropriately.
As part of her practice, she has established herself as the go-to person for state government departments and agencies across Australia for end-to-end asset delivery for social infrastructure including social housing, prisons and hospitals. Her passion for this sector is driven by a strong sense of community justice.
David Webster
Board member
David Webster is First Assistant Secretary, Commercial Investment Division at the Australian Government’s Department of Finance having most recently been the Chief Executive of the Australian Government Infrastructure and Commercial Advisory Office (ICA).
David's extensive government experience includes 7 years as Deputy Secretary Commercial and 6 months as Acting Secretary of Victoria’s Department of Treasury and Finance. He was also Global head of RBS infrastructure advisory in London for 5 years, in addition to a number of senior roles in financial institutions.
In his current role David leads a team of specialist commercial advisers and has governance oversight of Government Business Enterprises and certain specialist investment vehicles within the Australian Government. As Deputy Secretary, Commercial Division in the Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance he was line manager of high performing commercial teams including Partnerships Victoria, Shareholder Advisory Services, privatisations, and infrastructure.
David has had numerous public and unlisted private sector board roles in Australia and the UK over a 25 year period.
Dan O'Brien
Chief Executive
Dan O’Brien has extensive experience across the public and private sector.
Dan was previously the Chief Executive of Incolink – delivering services to Victoria’s building and construction industry.
He has also held key executive roles at the National Australia Bank and Medibank Private, and senior roles in both the Victorian and Federal governments – including Chief Executive of Regional Development Victoria and Deputy Secretary of the Department of Regional Development, Arts and Sports (Federal).
Dan was previously the Chief of Staff to former Victorian Premier John Brumby.
Cladding Safety Victoria has 4 main work areas:
- Program Delivery.
- Operations.
- Legal, Commercial and Procurement.
- Stakeholder Engagement and Communications.
Program Delivery
Our Program Delivery team is responsible for:
- Residential Cladding Rectification Program Delivery
- Government Building Cladding Rectification Program Delivery.
The team is led by Executive Director Ashley Hunt and Director Nathan Matthews.
Ashley Hunt – Executive Director Program Delivery
Bringing extensive and senior experience from both government and private sectors, Ashley Hunt is the Executive Director Program Delivery.
Prior to this, Ashley has led several high value, high-risk programs across government including being:
- Director of Infringement Management & Enforcement Services Reform Program at the Department of Justice and Community Safety
- Director of Energy Emergency Management at the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
- Director of the Powerline Bushfire Safety Program, which was undertaken in response to the Black Saturday Bushfires Royal Commission.
Nathan Matthews – Director Cladding Rectification
With a background in engineering and a strong record in delivering large safety projects for government, Nathan Matthews is the Director of Cladding Rectification.
Operations
Operations is responsible for the following functions:
- Finance and Accounting
- People and Capability
- IT Services
- Program and Corporate Strategy and Governance
- Policy and Coordination
Our Operations team is led by Chief Operating Officer Jodee Cook.
Jodee Cook – Chief Operating Officer
Bringing extensive senior management and government experience to the role, Jodee Cook is the Chief Operating Officer for Cladding Safety Victoria.
Previously, Jodee worked as the Director of Commercial and Corporate Services at the Department of Treasury and Finance.
Jodee previously held senior positions in strategic operations, knowledge management and policy within the Victorian Government.
Legal, Commercial and Procurement
Our Legal, Commercial and Procurement team is responsible for the following functions:
- Legal Services
- Commercial Services
- Procurement and Contracts
Our Legal, Commercial and Procurement team is led by Director Luke Exell.
Luke Exell - Director Legal, Commercial & Procurement
Luke Exell led the VBA’s cladding audit team following the tragic Grenfell fire in June 2017, implementing the recommendations of the Victorian Cladding Taskforce and mobilising a risk-based audit methodology. This work ultimately led to the 2019 landmark announcement of a $600 million government investment in cladding rectification and the creation of a new agency, Cladding Safety Victoria. Luke was part of CSV’s founding executive team which developed and implemented a unique delivery model for rectification works across hundreds of privately-owned apartment buildings.
Luke led the development of a State-arranged insurance solution for professionals involved in cladding rectification. Luke has previously been the Registrar of the Building Appeals Board and a solicitor.
Stakeholder Engagement and Communications
Our Stakeholder Engagement and Communications team is responsible for the following functions:
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Communications
- Media Liaison
Our Stakeholder Engagement and Communications team is led by Director John Kent.
John Kent – Director Stakeholder Engagement and Communications
With an extensive background in strategic communications, media management, corporate affairs and marketing, John brings a wealth of experience to the role.
John has experience at senior management level extending across Australasia, the UK and the Middle East in business consulting, politics, government, journalism, major events, education and professional sports.
John’s previous roles include Head of Communications and Corporate Affairs at Football Federation Australia, and Director of Communications for the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
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