Paul Blatchford

Biography

Paul Blatchford – Zespri International Ltd

Paul has more than 20 years’ experience across various roles in New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom with the most recent being roles at Plant and Food Research (PFR) in their Food, Nutrition and Health group and CSIRO in their Health and Biosecurity business unit. Paul completed his PhD in 2015 through PFR and the University of Reading, UK. The topic of his study was to determine the effect of kiwifruit on gut health and the gut microbiome. Since 2019, Paul has managed the Health and Nutrition research portfolio at Zespri International. The programme of work entails research from in vitro fundamental studies through to randomised clinical trials in areas including gut health, immunity, metabolic health and mood/wellbeing.