Pillar Presidents and Committee Chairs
The British Beauty Council works with leaders from across the industry to drive work within its key pillars. Their expertise is vital to ensuring the Council’s work delivers real impact for business.

Chris Reid
HEALTH & WELLBEING COMMUNITY LEAD
With more than 16 years of experience in the luxury beauty industry, Chris has driven sales growth and expanded the digital reach of some of the world’s most coveted prestige beauty brands including the ELC portfolio.

Harry Zalk
Trade & Export Pillar President
With 15 year’s experience in the Fashion and Beauty industries, Harry is a Director at Matrix, a brand and product creator based in London. In his 11 year tenure Harry has overseen the evolution of Matrix into vertically integrated personal care business.

Nicky Pope
Hair Committee Chair
A writer and magazine publisher, Nicky Pope has specialised in the hair and beauty industry for 18 years during which time she has edited or published several trade hair magazines and written a popular consumer hairdressing guide.
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Renee Parker
Investment, Innovation and Technology Pillar President
Renee leads Invinci Group’s business development and strategic advisory practice for premium brands and investors. 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.
