The board of directors of NuStar Energy L.P. announced the election of Suzanne Wade to the board. Wade retired from H-E-B Inc. in 2020. She served as president of H-E-B San Antonio's Food and Drug Division, which encompassed over 200 retail stores and more than 50,000 employees.

During her 22-year career with H-E-B, she also served as senior vice president of human resources and group vice president of sales, advertising and the Own Brand. She also served on the board of directors of H-E-B Grocery Co. L.P. Prior to her years at H-E-B, Wade spent 11 years at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. where she served as senior vice president of human resources and senior vice president of membership, marketing and administration for Sam's Club.

She currently serves on the board of directors of NatureSweet Ltd. and the San Antonio Area Foundation. And she is the current board chair for the Young Women's Leadership Academy, a Blue Ribbon all-girls school within the San Antonio Independent School District. She has served as an advisory member for several business college boards, including Brigham Young University, James Madison University, the University of Texas San Antonio and the University of Texas Pan American.

She has served in leadership positions for numerous nonprofit advisory boards. She is the past chair of the United Way Women's Leadership Council, founding chair of the San Antonio American Heart Association Circle of Red and founding chair of Teach for America, San Antonio Region. She also served on the National Board of Girl Scouts USA.

Wade received an MBA from the University of Oklahoma in 1993 and completed the Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program in 2000.