Leigh Petschel

Leigh Petschel is an experienced finance executive, currently serving as Chief Financial Officer at the Port of Melbourne since November 2023. Previously, Petschel held the Chief Financial Officer position at Monash University from August 2021 to November 2023. At Transurban, from October 2013 to August 2021, Petschel occupied various senior roles including General Manager of Finance and Business Services and Vice President of Operations and Innovation. Additional experience includes serving as Director at Bluedot, Group Manager of Financial Services at Origin Energy, Chief Financial Officer at Simply Energy for ENGIE North America Inc., and Manager in Assurance & Advisory at Ernst & Young. Petschel holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and Finance from the University of Melbourne.