Investment, Innovation
and Technology
By fostering investment, promoting innovation, and supporting technology adoption, the Council seeks to enhance competitiveness and sustainability in the beauty sector, driving growth and economic resilience. The Council offers a range of educational resources
and investment opportunities to aid brands and businesses. It also engages with policy makers and other stakeholders, to propel development of the industry to ensure it remains at the cutting edge of British business.
Pillar President:
Renee Parker
Co-Founder and Director of Strategy, Invinci Group
Renee leads the strategic advisory practice for premium brands and investors shaping their global Amazon and marketplace strategies. Prior to Invinci, Renee led Amazon UK’s Premium Beauty business for four years where she drove business development, category strategy and top pan-EU vendor performance.
Renee is an Operating Partner at the beauty-focused European Private Equity Fund, Cedar Bridge. She is active in the start-up community as an angel investor and advisor, focused on female and underrepresented founders, and serves a range of start-ups as a Huckletree Ambassador. She holds her Diploma in Cosmetic Science from the UK Society of Cosmetic Scientists, of which she is an active member. She is frequently featured as a keynote speaker and panellist (INNOCOS, IMF, Amazon Beauty x British Vogue, Beauty Tech London, Beauty Matter, Professional Beauty London, D2C Live, etc) and has served as a Special Jurist for Cosmoprof Bologna Awards. Renee was identified as a Top 100 Female Entrepreneur to Watch in 2022 by The Telegraph.
Renee earned her MBA in Finance from The University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. Before joining the beauty industry, Renee pursued a decade-long career in impact investing and emerging markets sales and trading at J.P. Morgan, New York, and Deutsche Bank, London.
The Value of Beauty, 4th Edition
In 2025, the British Beauty Council commissioned Oxford Economics to refresh its analysis of the economic contribution of the beauty industry and how it has evolved. The report covers 2024 performance and a forecast for 2025.
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