Susan is the Chair of Leaderbrand, the Gisborne-based privately owned company supplying produce and pre-made salads to supermarkets. She is Chair of Gisborne Covered Production, the 11 ha covered growing house. She is a director of the Royal College of General Practitioners and Chair of the Remuneration Committee and Audit Committee member. She is a director of Trust Investments Management Limited and chair of the Audit and Risk Committee. Susan is also a director of Ospri, the farmer-owned animal disease management agency and a Director of Accessible Properties, the property arm of IHC.
Susan is a Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Directors and the National Steering Group for Community Governance Te Ao Māori group. Previous roles include Chair of Ngāi Tahu Property and Veterinary Enterprises. Susan has completed numerous governance reviews for Māori trusts, incorporations, iwi entities and their subsidiaries