Maria is a passionate and purpose driven marketing director with over 20 years of strategic marketing leadership in Danone.   She has enjoyed a diverse and progressive career at Danone, where she has led marketing teams across several consumer categories and has driven growth of some of the most recognised and trusted consumer brands including Actimel, Activia, Alpro, Aptamil, and Milupa.  

Maria is a firm believer that the best ideas come from collaboration which has helped her to build energised teams who have transformed consumer insights into meaningful brand stories and actionable strategies.    

A graduate of Trinity College Dublin, Maria also holds a Master’s in International Marketing from UCD Smurfit School of Business, where she was awarded the Sir Charles Harvey Award for Ireland’s most outstanding postgraduate students.  A past juror for the Effie Awards Ireland, Maria has also chaired interview panels for the 2025 Marketing Masters scholarship programmes in UCD Smurfit School of Business.