Suzanne Henderson (Chief Growth Officer)

Suzanne is a dedicated and passionate Sports executive leader who has worked in the sports sector for over 25 years.

With an educational background in Health Promotion, Business Management and a Masters in HR, Suzanne has held numerous senior management roles within sport.

Prior to starting at HA, Suzanne worked for the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (now know as Sports Integrity Australia) in various project management and senior management roles including the People & Culture Manager for the 2006 Commonwealth Games. She then worked at Hockey Victoria in numerous leadership roles including being the General Manager – Game Development where she led the team to grow the sport and was an integral part of the Senior Leadership Team.

In 2020 Suzanne was part of the inaugural Women’s Coaching Association board as a Non-Executive Director.  It was during this time that she also completed the Foundations of Directorship through the Australian Institute of Company Directors. 

Suzanne is highly motivated and passionate about getting people to participate in sport, especially hockey.  She is a strong collaborator and prides herself in bringing groups together to achieve success.  Throughout her career, Suzanne has been successful in driving an increase in women’s participation in sport, especially as board member through policy development, education, and increased awareness of the benefits of gender equity and having diverse and inclusive sporting clubs.

Outside of work, Suzanne plays and coaches hockey.  She loves to spend time with her family and enjoys watching them play sport.  She loves to travel, experience new places and people.