Cheryl Bart
Cheryl Bart | |
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| Born | Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Legal professional, corporate board member, mountaineer |
| Known for | First Australian woman and 31st person worldwide to complete the Explorer's Grand Slam |
| Notable work | Chair of Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education, ANZ Trustees Limited, South Australian Film Corporation, Adelaide Film Festival, South Australian Environment Protection Authority; board member of Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
Cheryl Sarah Bart is an Australian legal professional and corporate board member, recognized as the first Australian woman and the 31st individual worldwide to accomplish the Explorer's Grand Slam.
Early life and education
Bart is the daughter of Emeric Klinghoffer, who survived a Hungarian concentration camp, and her mother is of Polish heritage. She completed her schooling at Moriah College in Sydney before obtaining degrees in commerce and law from the University of New South Wales.
Career
Beginning her professional journey, Bart worked as a banking and finance attorney at Mallesons Stephen Jaques.
On 3 June 2010, she commenced a five-year appointment to the board of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Her leadership roles have included chairing the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE), ANZ Trustees Limited, the South Australian Film Corporation, the Adelaide Film Festival, and the South Australian Environment Protection Authority. Additionally, she holds or has held non-executive directorships with organizations such as Spark Infrastructure Limited, ETSA Utilities, Shaw of Australia, Audio Pixels Limited, and the Buckland Foundation.
Bart has also contributed as a non-executive director for ME Bank, Football Australia, Prince's Trust Australia, Invictus Games Sydney 2018, Moriah Foundation, and TEDxSydney.
Other roles and memberships
She acts as an ambassador for the Australian Himalayan Foundation, serves as patron of Sports Connect, and is affiliated with Chief Executive Women.
Honours
On 26 January 2009, Bart was honored as an Officer of the Order of Australia during the Australia Day Honours. She made history as the first Australian female and 31st person globally to complete the Explorer's Grand Slam—consisting of summiting the Seven Summits and skiing unsupported to both the North Pole (achieved on 22 April 2013) and the South Pole.
Family
Cheryl Bart is married to Fred Bart, who is also a company director; together they have two children. On 23 May 2008, Bart and her daughter Nikki became the inaugural mother-daughter pair to reach the summit of Mount Everest, thereby completing the "Seven Summits" by climbing the highest peaks across all continents.
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- Lawyers from Sydney
- Officers of the Order of Australia
- Australian mountain climbers
- Australian summiters of Mount Everest
- Australian people of Hungarian descent
- Australian people of Polish descent
- Living people
- Board members of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Australian women in business
- University of New South Wales Law School alumni
- Australian female climbers
- Summiters of the Seven Summits
- Year of birth missing (living people)
- People educated at Moriah College