Our Board of Directors

Dr Annette Doherty OBE FRSC

Position

Chair

Responsibilities

  • Chair of the Board of Directors

  • Chair of the Council of Governors

  • Member of the Nominations and Remuneration Committee

History with the Trust

Annette joined the Trust on 1 May 2025.

Professional background

  • Annette trained as a chemist at Imperial College London.

  • Annette has 35 years of experience working within the international pharmaceutical sector.

  • Previously, Annette has worked for Warner-Lambert, Pfizer and GSK. At GSK she was Senior Vice President, Global Head of Product Development and Clinical Supply.

  • Annette has been directly involved in the research, development and launch of over 30 new medicines. These medicines treat respiratory, infectious diseases, cancer, and inflammatory conditions.

  • Chair of Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, appointed in May 2024.

  • Currently President of the Royal Society of Chemistry. This is a charity focussing on education, research and policy to advance chemical sciences.

  • Annette is also a trustee at St John Ambulance and a Member of the Tonbridge Grammar School Academy Trust. She is a Council Member of Innovate UK, which is a part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).

  • In 2009, she was awarded an OBE in recognition of her services to the pharmaceutical sector.