Barentz appoints Sue Song as Vice President Human Nutrition Asia Pacific

Hoofddorp, The Netherlands, January 15, 2026 - Barentz, a leading global specialty ingredients solution provider, is pleased to announce the appointment of Sue Song as Vice President Human Nutrition Asia Pacific, effective 12 January 2026. Sue’s appointment further strengthens Barentz’s regional leadership and growth ambition in the region. 

Sue brings extensive experience in the human nutrition and specialty ingredients industry, with a strong background in regional leadership and commercial strategy across the Asia Pacific region. She is widely recognized for her ability to build and scale regional commercial organizations, drive sustainable growth, and develop high-performing teams within complex, multicultural markets. In her previous roles she has had a strong track record of driving profitable growth, as well as contributed to expanding the business through mergers and acquisitions and broadened the business by engaging with new suppliers.  

In her new role, Sue will provide overall strategic direction for the Human Nutrition division across Asia Pacific. She will work closely with the other regional Vice Presidents leading the regional sales organization and owning the development and execution of the mid-term regional sales strategy and Christian Barker as Global Head of Human Nutrition. Her focus will be on ensuring alignment with Barentz’s global objectives and the effective implementation of sales-related processes and initiatives locally. 

Sue holds an MBA from the University of Hong Kong and a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Shanghai University of Science and Technology.  

Marc Duchene, Regional CEO Asia-Pacific in Barentz commented: 
“Sue’s deep understanding of the Asia Pacific human nutrition market, combined with her strong commercial leadership and experience building effective regional teams, makes her a valuable addition to our leadership team. We are confident she will play a key role in strengthening our Human Nutrition platform and driving sustainable growth across the region.”