Mary Ward

Mary is a strategic consultant, specialising in innovation and brands. Her independent consultancy, Innovation Kinetics, helps clients spark growth at the front end of innovation, from strategy to idea generation and concept development. She spans multiple sectors from food, healthcare and travel to education, public sector and Not for Profit. Repeat clients include multibillion-pound global companies like GSK Consumer Healthcare and Givaudan. She is a Trustee on the board of an International Development charity.

Prior to consultancy, Mary held the position of Innovation Director at AkzoNobel (formerly ICI), the world’s largest paint and coatings company, where she worked across Europe, Asia, USA and Latin America. As Head of Innovation for Dulux in the UK, she launched a portfolio of new products and services, including many multimillion-pound global successes. Her academic education includes a first class degree in Chemistry from Trinity College, Dublin and an MSc.

Mary is an experienced facilitator and has worked with LBS since 2013, contributing to LBS Executive Education programmes on strategy and innovation.