Annette Doherty

Chair Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, President Royal Society of Chemistry,

Pembury, England, United Kingdom

About

• 35 years Research and Development executive experience in Pharmaceutical industry at GSK, Pfizer and Warner-Lambert/Parke Davis • Research leadership in multiple therapeutic areas • Chemistry manufacturing controls (CMC) development and clinical supply chain Leadership • Leadership in the development and launch of over 30 new medicines in multiple therapeutic areas including respiratory, infectious diseases, oncology and immunology • Extensive experience in leading integration and mergers of CMC organizations • Restructuring, reorganising and rationalising: Business turnaround multiple times • Global expertise: Lived / worked in UK, US and France – global leadership of groups in US, UK, France, Singapore and China • Published over 100 peer reviewed research articles and co-inventor on over 30 patents • Leadership in Diversity and Inclusion strategy and implementation • Extensive non-executive experience in charity and public sector • Recognized and Honoured as a 2013 Distinguished Woman in Chemistry/Chemical Engineering by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry • Appointed Officer of the British Empire (OBE) for services to the pharmaceutical sector

Experience

  • President of Royal Society of Chemistry at Royal Society of Chemistry
    Jul 2024 - Present · 2 yrs

  • Board Member at Tonbridge Grammar School
    Jul 2021 - Present · 5 yrs

  • Chair at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
    May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 1 yr

  • Chair at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
    May 2024 - Apr 2026 · 2 yrs

  • Non Executive Director at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
    Sep 2017 - Dec 2025 · 8 yrs 4 mos