Mary Elizabeth Doherty is on the board of Koninklijke Philips NV, Novartis AG and Corbion NV. In her past career Ms. Doherty was Group Director-International Finance at Tesco Plc, Chief Financial Officer & Director at Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc and Chief Financial Officer & Executive Director at Reckitt Benckiser Ltd. (a subsidiary of Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc), Chief Financial Officer & Executive Director at Brambles Ltd., Finance Director-Unilever Thai Holdings at Unilever Plc, Chief Financial Officer at Cognita Ltd., Chief Financial Officer of Mint Hotel Ltd. and Chief Financial Officer at Cognita Schools Ltd.

Ms. Doherty received an undergraduate degree from The University of Manchester.