Marleen New

Marleen is Vice-President of Global Partnerships and Alliances and leads the team responsible for coordinating and leveraging global private sector partnerships efforts by establishing and maximizing relationships with multi-national regional and national corporate and foundation partners through value chain strategic alliances, cause-related marketing, and workplace giving programs.  Marleen works to ascertain the needs of both the farmers and the private sector and identify ways for both parties to gain business value through pro-poor, wealth creating value chain opportunities.

Prior to her decade of experience in the development sector, Marleen spent 25 years in marketing and public relations.  Her career includes senior level management positions in production, account services and project management.