Grenville Hendricks

General Manager, Social Services
Grenville joined in August 2023 as General Manager for PSN’s Social Services, which includes Family Works, Lifeline and Shine. Grenville originally comes from South Africa and has lived in New Zealand and Australia for 25 years.
 
Grenville is a social services professional with extensive senior leadership experience in New Zealand and Australia. This includes significant experience in both government policy and operational management of large multi-disciplinary teams. He is passionate about making a difference in the lives of whanau and communities, and this has guided his work choices.
 
His most recent role was Operations Manager, Starship Child Health. Prior to that, Grenville held senior management roles at OzChild (Australia), Oranga Tamariki, Ministry of Social Development, and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (NZ and Australia).
 
Grenville holds an MBA, Post Graduate Certificate in Health Sciences, Diploma in Social Work, and Bachelor of Arts (Hons) (Psychology).
 
Grenville is a keen gardener and swimmer, and together with his Kiwi partner, he enjoys travelling and meeting people from different places and cultures.