Suzanne Hay

Chair

Suzanne is a professional chemical engineer with over twenty years in the engineering consulting industry.

Matthew Watson

Deputy Chair

Matthew Watson is a professor in chemical and process engineering with over 15 years of industrial experience and over 10 years in academia at the University of Canterbury. His research focuses on decarbonisation of industry.

Boaz Habib

Ordinary Board Member

Boaz is a chartered chemical engineer with more than 19 years of diverse industrial experience across process industries including pulp and paper, dairy, geothermal energy and water. Boaz is currently General Manager R&D at Hydroxsys with a focus on membrane technology scale up.

Nasreen Soloman

Ordinary Board Member

Nasreen is a chartered chemical engineer with over 13 years’ experience as a professional engineer across a wide variety of sectors including steel production, biodiesel, wastewater treatment, pharmaceuticals, fertiliser and dairy.

Graham McCarrison

Board Member/Northland Representative

Graham is a Chartered Chemical Engineer with over 15 years’ experience across the oil and dairy industries.

Bryan Li

Auckland Regional Representative

Bryan is a Professional Teaching Fellow in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Auckland, completing a PhD on high-fidelity digital twins for improved process safety and operational flexibility.

Nidhita Gosai

Waikato Bay of Plenty Representative

Nidhita Gosai is a Process Safety Engineer at Genesis Energy based in Hamilton Kirikiriroa with over seven years of experience across diverse industries, including pulp and paper, energy, water, and chemical manufacturing.

Mike Hopper

Board Member/Taranaki Regional Representative

Mike is a chartered chemical engineer with 17 years of experience in operations, engineering design, and major accident management. Mike is currently a principal consultant with Safety Solutions Ltd.

Sinemobong Essien

Board Member/Lower North Island Regional Representative

Sinemobong is a research engineer at Fonterra Research and Development Centre.

Kyle Nicol

Board member/Wellington Representative

Kyle is a lead process engineer with Aurecon.

John McAndrew

Board Member/Lower South Island Representative

John is a Chartered Chemical Engineer with over 15 years’ experience primarily in the water and wastewater sector. He works for global engineering consultancy Stantec and is based in Dunedin.

Alejo Linares

Early Career Representative

Ale is a recent graduate of the University of Canterbury with a degree in Chemical and Process Engineering (Honours). He is a Project Engineer at Cortek, focusing on turnkey projects for the dairy industry throughout the South Island, based in Christchurch.