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Katherine Henderson is a Canadian sports executive and businesswoman. She became president and CEO of Hockey Canada in September 2023, assuming control in the wake of the Hockey Canada sexual assault scandal, and is the first female president in the organization's history.
Henderson previously served as senior vice-president of marketing and revenue for the Toronto Organizing Committee for the 2015 Pan and Parapan American Games, and was the chief executive officer (CEO) of Curling Canada from 2016 to 2023. She led efforts to reverse the gender pay gap in sports for the Canadian men's and women's national curling teams, and received a diploma from the International Olympic Committee for her work in gender equality in sport.