Ann Donaghey, MEng MSc LSSMBB
Ann Donaghey MEng MSc FWES is a senior transformation leader in global manufacturing, engineering and sustainability, with over 20 years of experience leading operational, digital and business transformation across organisations including Unilever, Ecolab and biotech scale ups. She is a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt and holds degrees in Chemical Engineering and Change Management.
Her work centres on translating strategy into execution in complex, regulated and high consequence environments, spanning decarbonisation, advanced manufacturing, digital transformation and the responsible deployment of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence. At Unilever, she worked within a business recognised for multiple World Economic Forum Lighthouse factories and shaped by major digital transformation and manufacturing decarbonisation programmes.
Ann is a Board Trustee of the Women’s Engineering Society and Chair of its Climate Emergency Group, where she leads engagement on sustainability and the future of engineering practice. She also contributes to discussions on the Future Factory, Digital Twin and emerging technologies. Most recently, she studied ethics through the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, further strengthening her focus on responsible innovation and engineering accountability.