Executive Team
Professor Eugine Yafele
Chief Executive Officer
Professor Eugine Yafele commenced his role as Chief Executive Officer of Monash Health in March 2024. Relocating from the United Kingdom to Australia to take up this position, Professor Yafele was recognised as the top National Health Service (NHS) CEO in 2022 by the Health Service Journal.
Professor Yafele was previously Chief Executive Officer at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust. In this role, patient and consumer experience was his priority as he led COVID recovery and restoration of services and integration of pathways and improvement across Bristol and Weston-super-Mare. In partnership with North Bristol NHS Trust, he delivered the joint clinical strategy to create world-class acute and tertiary care across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
Prior to that, Professor Yafele was Chief Executive Officer at Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust (DHC). In his first year as CEO, he led the organisation to achieve a Care Quality Commission rating of Outstanding, and, under his leadership, DHC ranked among the top four Trusts in the NHS annual staff survey for three consecutive years – performing the best nationally on staff engagement and empowerment.
Professor Yafele brings a deep and broad experience across senior clinical, operational and leadership roles to Monash Health and a particular interest in value-based healthcare and reducing health inequities.
Ms Rachelle Anstey
Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
Executive Director, Financial Services
Rachelle Anstey joined Monash Health in 2021 as Chief Financial Officer, with responsibility for Procurement, Logistics, Internal Audit, and Financial Services. Rachelle has a strong record of achievement and a wealth of experience across a broad range of industries and organisations, including public health. An expert in continuous improvement, Rachelle focuses on improving reporting and decision making for all levels of the organisation. Before joining Monash Health, Rachelle was Executive Director of Finance at Peninsula Health, providing critical insights and commercial guidance to support the organisation’s strategic direction. Rachelle has also worked in senior finance roles for Alfred Health, Melbourne Water and RACV, leading large teams to deliver successful financial, payroll and revenue services alongside procurement and supply programs.
Associate Professor Anjali Dhulia
Chief Medical Officer
Executive Director, Medical Services
Dr Anjali Dhulia started her medical career in the Indian Army where she served for eight years. She completed her post-graduate training in paediatrics and practised in paediatric intensive care before migrating to Australia. She worked as a Fellow in Neonatology at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Adelaide, the Royal Women’s and Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne and also with the Neonatal Emergency Transport Service (NETS). She switched to a career in medical administration in 2008 and completed a Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators and has worked in various medical management roles. Her professional interests and expertise include medical workforce management, healthcare safety, quality and patient experience and engagement and wellbeing of medical employees. She has completed a Master of Public Health and a Master of Applied Positive Psychology. She has led the development and implementation of Monash Care (Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy for Monash Doctors) and is co-lead in implementing the Women in Medicine Program at Monash Health.
Associate Professor Naomi Dobroff
Interim Executive Director, Digital Health
A/Prof Naomi Dobroff is the Interim Executive Director, Digital Health at Monash Health. Naomi has extensive transformational leadership experience and expertise in digital health and more broadly within healthcare services in Australia. Naomi is a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Digital Health and a Fellow of the Australian College of Nursing. She has a Master Degree in Public Health and is an Adjunct Associate Professor at Deakin University.
Naomi pioneered the role of Chief Nursing and Midwifery Information Officer (CNMIO) within Monash Health and has led clinical informatics nationally through her fellowships. More recently she coupled the CNMIO role with that of General Manager, EMR and Informatics Program successfully leading the financial and operational requirements of the Program. Naomi is currently participating in the Williamson Community Leadership Program. She has had an extensive career having held many successful senior leadership roles within Victorian public health services and Board member / chair positions.
Ms Sue Cunningham
Interim Executive Director, Strategy and Engagement
Sue joined Monash Health in May 2024 with a track record of leading strategy, transformation and improvement activity across a broad range of people-focused sectors, including Health, Emergency Services, Humanitarian, Migrant Support, Aged Care, Community and International Development. She has led major strategic reform at Ambulance Victoria and provided strategic and crisis leadership at the Australian Red Cross during the Black Summer Bushfires and COVID-19.
Sue is passionate about helping organisations that support the lives of vulnerable people and communities and has led organisation-wide transformative change in the aged care and international development sectors.
Sue has a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons), Bachelor of Arts, a Graduate Diploma in Business Management, is a certified Coach and an AICD graduate. She has previously served as Chair of a Social Enterprise Board and is currently Chair of the Advisory Board of a social impact tech start-up.
Professor Katrina Nankervis
Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer
Executive Director, Nursing and Midwifery
With extensive experience in the Victorian public health system, Katrina brings a drive to improve outcomes and experiences for patients, consumers and healthcare workers. She has considerable experience in the design and delivery of professional and clinical governance frameworks, strategic workforce planning, and continuous growth in workforce skill and capability.
Katrina holds an Adjunct Professorial appointment with Deakin University School of Nursing and Midwifery and has a close association with Monash University’s School of Nursing and Midwifery. She is committed to enhancing outcomes through the translation of evidence into practice and to the growth of research culture, encouraging curiosity across all experience levels and a continued search for practice improvement.
Katrina is a Registered Nurse, holds a post registration Master of Nursing Science, and has a keen interest in healthcare policy originating early in her career from undergraduate studies of politics and economics at The University of Melbourne. Katrina has worked in the public, private, government, and higher education sectors. Katrina’s core principle is centred on preserving patient dignity and comfort. Her ultimate goal is to motivate and empower healthcare professionals to consistently provide exceptional fundamental and compassionate care, at every encounter. Katrina believes that only from this platform, can the full benefits of interprofessional comprehensive care be realised.
Ms Andrea Rindt
Chief Operating Officer
Ms Andrea Rindt is a senior healthcare manager with extensive experience in both the public and private sectors. Andrea began her midwifery career at Southern Health, the health service which later became known as Monash Health. She first joined Monash Health as a student midwife, advancing to become Associate Midwifery Manager and Midwifery Manager. Since then, she has held senior leadership roles at Mercy Health and Cabrini Health, where she was responsible for the oversight of Women’s and Children’s Services. In January 2018, Andrea returned to Monash Health as General Manager of the Women’s and Newborn Program and in 2023, she was appointed to the role of Deputy Chief Operating Officer for the Women’s and Children’s Programs. Andrea was the Interim Chief Operating Officer for Acute Services before being appointed Chief Operating Officer in August 2024.
Andrea is an Associate Fellow of the Australian College of Health Services Management and holds a Masters in Health Services Management from Monash University. She is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at Monash University and a Board Member of the Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity. Dedicated to promoting patient safety, Andrea is passionate about continually evaluating current practice to ensure the community we care for is at the centre of decision-making. She leads with compassion, promoting a culture of respect and inclusivity, which are key to delivering exceptional care.
Ms Silvana Sgro
Interim Executive Director, People and Culture
Silvana joined Monash Health in June 2023 as Director, People and Culture Operations. A strategic thinker and leader with a deep understanding of workforce and industrial frameworks, Silvana has extensive experience in both the Employee Relations and People and Culture functions of large organisations.
Silvana began her career working in public sector unions, and later at the Center for Psychiatric Nursing and the General School of Nursing at the University of Melbourne.
She has led corporate service functions in a number of Government services, including a period as Director, Industrial Relations at the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services, and as a Director at Family Safety Victoria, where she led workforce reform projects arising from the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Family Violence.
Silvana commenced her role as Interim Executive Director, People and Culture at Monash Health in February 2024.