Business and beauty therapy expert receives outstanding achievement award
By Helena Biggs | 28 December 2017 | Movers & Shakers, News
Gill Morris, who has been involved in the beauty therapy industry for over 35 years, has received an FHT President’s Award in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the sector.
Initially training at North Warwickshire College in Nuneaton, she was among the first wave of students to receive an IHBC (International Health and Beauty Council) qualification in beauty therapy and electrolysis.
For the first two and a half years of her professional career, Gill worked in a beauty salon carrying out a range of treatments. However, her employer was an electrolysis specialist and Gill became an expert in this treatment while running her own beauty salons, before going on to work for Ellisons then Sterex, where she was heavily involved in research and product development. This included the development of the Sterex Blend epilator, which Gill considers one of her career highlights. She is also the author of three electrolysis training textbooks and one on retailing skills.
Today, Gill is director of commercial Development for Sterex, Chair of the City & Guilds National Advisory Committee for Beauty and an international trainer and presenter. She is a founding and non-executive director of Habia and recognised the need to develop and deliver business training to salon owners and managers. “Obviously I am very passionate about the therapy industry and I’ve loved every moment of my career,” Gil comments. “Hopefully I’ve helped others along the way, too, but it’s still quite overwhelming when your work is recognised as outstanding by one of the oldest and most respected organisations in the industry. I feel truly honoured.”