Mary was Chief Executive of the Chartered Management Institute and Chair of CMI Enterprises from 1998 to 2008; Chief Executive of Investors in People UK between 1993 and 1998 and Marketing Director/Personnel Director/General Manager of companies within the L'OREAL Group for twelve years up to 1993.
Education
Mary holds a BA (Hons) in French and German from Bristol University; an honorary doctorate from Sheffield Hallam University; the diploma of the Chartered Institute of Marketing; a diploma in Business Management from the Centre Europeen d'Etudes Permanents; and the diploma in Company Direction from the Institute of Directors.