Appointment to the Board of Children’s Health Ireland - 22 May 2024

The Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has appointed Ms. Mary Donovan to the Board of Children’s Health Ireland from 5 March 2024 until 4 March 2028 on her nomination by Children’s Health Ireland.

Ms Donovan was a former senior executive in the Diageo PLC global business. Mary is an independent business consultant specialising in strategy development, business transformation and integration, working with Ireland’s global food companies. She is Chair of the Board of The Coombe Hospital and a member of its Finance and Nominations Committee. Ms. Donovan is also a non-executive director of the Bons Secours Health System and Chair of its People and Culture Committee. Former non-executive director of the Irish College of General Practitioners and chair of its Audit and Risk Committee. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and Fellow of the Irish Computer Society.