Sarv Girn, PhD, FAICD

Examiner
DISC Type : cs

Non Executive Director at auDA - .au Domain Administration Ltd.

Greater Sydney Area, Australia

Overview

Sarv Girn is a Non-Executive Director and fractional CIO with over 30 years of experience in the financial services, health, and technology sectors. His career includes senior executive roles such as CIO of the Reserve Bank of Australia and CTO of Westpac. He holds a PhD from the University of Technology Sydney.

Sarv is passionate about community health and wellbeing, having served for nine years on the board of the Can Too Foundation, a charity that trains people for fitness challenges to fund cancer research. He also contributes to academia as a lecturer in Cybersecurity & Risk Management at The University of Sydney Business School.

He recently completed his PhD which focused on developing a "Board Cybersecurity Governance Framework" to improve cyber literacy and oversight at the director level.

Personality Overview

Unexpressive

Status Quo Seeker

Process Oriented

They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time.  They are thorough and always follow a systematic approach. Being observant comes to them naturally.

Topics They Care About

Board-Level Cybersecurity
His recent PhD thesis developed a "Board Cybersecurity Governance Framework. " He also lectures on the topic at The University of Sydney.
Digital Transformation
A core theme throughout his executive career, where he has led large-scale IT and transformation programs at major Australian banks and healthcare networks.
Health & Tech
His roles as CIO at I-MED Radiology and director at CBHS Health Fund demonstrate his focus on transforming healthcare through technology, including using AI in clinical processes.

Media Appearances

Sarv has no verified media appearances

Work History

11-2025
Non Executive Director at auDA - .au Domain Administration Ltd.
1-2024
Lecturer at The University of Sydney Business School
12-2023
Non Executive Director at Police Bank Ltd.
8-2023
Non Executive Director at CBHS Health Fund Limited
4-2022 - 12-2025
Chief Information Officer at I-MED Radiology Network

Education

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD from University of Technology Sydney
BSc (Hons) from University of London

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Insights For Selling To Sarv

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Ask them which other stakeholders would be important for this purchase decision
  • Expect them to be slow and cautious, encourage them to ask more questions
  • Spend time addressing concerns around risk and change, they will have them even if they don't express them

DONT's

  • Don't rely on relationship building even if they act pleasantly
  • Don't push them too hard to make fast decisions, give them time
  • Avoid getting into storytelling mode, especially when they ask specific questions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Sarv is

  • Adoption by others is very important to them, followed by confidence in ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Sarv

  • Often, they don't say no, or keep going about it in circles.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Sarv move?

  • They don't like to hasten, so their speed of decision-making may be slow.
  • Can Sarv take some risk or not?

  • They have little willingness to take risks, and prefer making calculated decisions.

You And Sarv

Personality Compatibility


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