After ten years of leadership, service and innovation, Sue Marshall has announced her retirement from the Bioresource Processing Alliance (BPA) Board.
Until October this year, she was Principal Scientist (Marine Products: Seafood Portfolio) at Plant & Food Research, part of the newly formed Bioeconomy Science Institute, but has recently returned to working in industry. She has been a champion for zero-waste principles and environmentally responsible processing, advocating for ‘green’ solutions that reduce both energy consumption and chemical use. Through her research and leadership, Sue has helped position New Zealand as a forward-thinking player in marine bioprocessing and sustainable resource utilisation.
She was a foundation member of the BPA’s Science Leadership Group, playing a pivotal role in shaping the BPA’s research priorities and guiding its collaborative approach to helping New Zealand businesses extract greater value from biological resources. Her contributions have been central to the BPA’s mission of accelerating commercialisation and fostering sustainable innovation across primary industries.
Her recent election as one of the new Ngā Ahurei a Te Apārangi Fellows of the Academy of the Royal Society Te Apārangi is a timely recognition of her extensive scientific contributions. This honour highlights her impact not just within the BPA, but across the broader research community in Aotearoa New Zealand.
BPA Board chair Max Kennedy expressed his gratitude for Sue’s long-standing dedication, noting the depth of expertise she brought to the BPA.
“Sue’s support, expertise and innovation have been invaluable in helping businesses create value from bioresources,” he says. “Her ability to connect scientific excellence with industry needs has made a lasting difference.”
Sue’s successor on the BPA Board is TC Chadderton, Science Group Leader (Health & Consumer Sciences) at the Plant & Food Research Group.
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