Professional Beauty Top 100 Industry influencers announced
The Professional Beauty Top 100 Industry Influencer list names the people making the biggest impact in the beauty and spa market right now.
In December, we asked you to nominate amazing individuals that you think are leading the industry forward in 2020.
The final list brings together 100 business leaders, who between them have created innovative products and treatments, built inspirational salon and spa businesses, led associations driving safer practice, and inspired the next generation with outstanding training and creativity.
The influencers will be celebrated in a special issue of Professional Beauty magazine, and a series of videos via our PBTV outlet that will give you more insight into the impact they are making in the market and the trends that they think will lead change in the future.
Professional Beauty Top 100 Industry Influencers
David Alpert and Tracey Tamaris, directors, iiaa
Finlay Anderson, spa director, Blythswood Square
Clare Anderson, founder/managing director, Shared Beauty Secrets
Kerri-Ann Angus, owner, Peaches Wax Bars
Dija Ayodele, owner of Black Skin Directory and West Room Aesthetics
Lesley Bacon, group health club and spa manager, Handpicked Hotels
Cathy Ball, spa director, Calcot Spa
Katie Barnes, nail artist and educator
Armand Beasley, celebrity make-up artist
Antonia Burrell, celebrity facialist
Paul & Samantha Beatty, owners, Beauty at the Gate
Tinu Bello, owner, Colour Riot Nails
Karen Betts, director, Nouveau Beauty Group
Lesley Blair, chair, Babtac
Warrick Burton, managing director, Titanic Spa
Louise Caithness, managing director, Zest Skin Spa
Lesley Caster, owner, City Retreat
Graham Clarke, sales director, Image Skincare
Terri Clarke, owner, Simpsons Group
Caroline Cornish, spa manager, The Scarlet Spa
Dave Courteen, managing director, Mosaic Spa and Health Clubs
Roy Cowley, managing director, 3D-lipo
Elizabeth Dadson, owner, Aquavie
Darren Dixon, spa director, Pennyhill Park
Rebecca Dowdeswell, owner, NKD Waxing
Melissa, Evans, group spa director, Spa Experience by Better
Steve Ewing, spa director, Carden Park
Esther Fieldgrass, chief executive, EF Medispa
Fiona Fowley, owner, Zen Lifestyle
Oriele Frank, managing director, Elemis
Eryca Freemantle, MUA and founder of Embracing All Tones of Women
Justine Fulker, director, Relaxation Rooms
Susan Gerrard, chairman, Gerrard International
Chris Gillam, managing director, Guinot UK
Rebecca Griffiths, owner, The Secret Spa
Hilary Hall, president, National Hair & Beauty Federation (NHBF)
Reena Hammer, managing director, Urban Retreat
Andrew Hansford, director, Fusion Aesthetic Academy and ambassador, Fillmed
Jon Hardwick, managing director, Grafton International
Susan Harmsworth, consultant, founder and former chairman of Espa
Marian Harvey, managing director, Thalgo UK
Mark Hermann, general manager UK & Ireland, Dermalogica
Sharon Hilditch, chief executive, Crystal Clear
Elliot Isaacs, founder, Medik8 Skincare
Carol Jones, managing director, Totally UK
Hayley Jones, sales and marketing director, Lynton Lasers
Stephen Kee, managing director, Saks
Tammy Koslowski, founder, NAF! Salon
Jackie Lang, managing director, Regis
Jonathan, Littler, managing director, Alan Howard
Kirsty Maccormick, spa director, Sequoia Spa at The Grove
Annabel Maginnis, owner, Nails by Annabel
Pamela Marshall, co-founder, Mortar & Milk
Maria Mason, owner, Beauty Time
Nicky Matthews, chief executive, Sienna X
Kirsty Meakin, session tech and trainer
Deborah Mitchell, chief executive, Heaven Skincare
Louise Moore, director of spa operations and development, Hilton Group
Tara Moore, spa director, Spa at Galgorm
Geoffrey Morris, chief executive, Ellisons
Howard Murad, founder, Murad
Phil Murphy, spa director, Hoar Cross Hall
Dean Nathanson, managing director, CACI
Diane Nettleton, director, Gaia Spa
Simone Newell-Black, head of sales UK & Europe, Inika Organic
Marian Newman, celebrity and session technician
Emma-Jayne North, spa director, Y Spa at Wyboston Lakes
Jamie Pagan, spa director, Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park
Vikee Patel, director, Cove Spa and Lavender & Stone
Sam Pearce, owner Potting Shed Spa
Kay Pennington, group spa director, Center Parcs
Ronan Perceval, founder and chief executive, Phorest
Beverley Piper, founder and director, Lash Perfect
Stephen Purdew, owner, Champneys Health Clubs
Sharmadean Reid, founder of Beautystack and Wah Nails
Tima Reshad, founder, Coco Nail Bar
Sherrille Riley, founder, Nails & Brows
Gareth & Val Roberts, directors, Salons Direct
Clare Rogers, managing director, The Treatment Rooms
Andy Rouillard, wax specialist and owner of Axiom Bodyworks
Susan Routledge, Business consultant and owner of Finishing Touch Health & Beauty
Warren Scarr, chief operating officer, Sally Salon Services
Joan Scott, board director, Habia
Sara Shoemark, owner, Glow Beauty
Dr Sophie Shotter, director, Illuminate Skin Clinic
Shavata Singh, founder, Shavata Brow Studio
Georgie Smedley, director, Georgie Smedley Group
Liza Smith, celebrity and session tech
Samantha & Samuel Sweet, directors, Sweet Squared
Douglas Sykes, managing director, Advanced Esthetics Solutions
Teresa Tarmey, celebrity facilaist and salon owner
Eve Taylor, chairman, Eve Taylor
Peter Vans Agnew, director, Captial Hair & Beauty
Natalie Vo, owner, White Nails
Hellen Ward, managing director, Richard Ward Hair & Metro Spa
Karen Wilkinson, group spa director, The Bannatyne Group
Becky Woodhouse, chief executive, Pure Spa
Alan Woods, chief executive, VTCT
Denise Wright, competition director and owner of Perfect 10 salon
Jennifer Young, founder, Beauty Despite Cancer
You can find out more about each of these outstanding individuals soon, when we celebrate the contribution they make to the professional community via our print, video, online and social channels.