Professor Mary Ryan CBE, FREng

Professor Mary Ryan CBE, FREng

Non-executive Director

Appointed: 1 November 2025.

Skills and contribution: Mary brings significant materials science expertise to the Board. She is a leading materials scientist at Imperial College London ("Imperial"), where she currently serves as Vice-Provost for Research and Enterprise and the Armourers & Brasiers' Chair in Materials Science. She has significant industry exposure, having led Imperial's partnerships with several major corporates including Shell, Rio Tinto and Hitachi. She is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IoM3).

Past experience: Mary has held various senior positions in Imperial, since joining Imperial in 1998.

External appointments: Vice-Provost for Research and Enterprise and the Armourers and Brasiers' Chair for Materials Science at Imperial, Non-executive director of the UK Atomic Energy Authority Board, Board member of the Francis Crick Institute and Governing Board member of the Henry Royce Institute.

Committees: Audit, Nomination and Remuneration.