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At Best Startup UK we track over 130,000 UK startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United Kingdom based CEO’ operating in the Cosmetics space. If you think a CEO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Paulina Chilarska
CEO & Founder of Cambridge Biolabs
Chilarska’s cutting-edge work at the University of Cambridge was funded by the prestigious 4-Year Wellcome Trust PhD award in Stem Cell Biology. Already at the age of 21 she worked with the Nobel Prize winner Sir Professor Paul Nurse on the cell cycle thus investigating the mechanisms underlying carcinogenesis. Dr Chilarska is an expert in the molecular basis of ageing and strongly believes that ageing is a disease which can be prevented and treated. She is currently wirting a book describing her revolutionary approach to Ageing Prevention and Ageing Reversal. She is fluent in five languages and has international consulting experience.
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About Cambridge Biolabs: Biotech-meets-tech startup developing personalised skincare solutions
Colette Newberry
CEO and Co-founder of The INKEY List
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About Be for Beauty, The INKEY List: The INKEY List was born from a belief that better knowledge powers better decisions.
Savannah Sachs
CEO of TULA
Savannah Sachs is the CEO at TULA.
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About TULA: TULA is manufactures skincare products.
Dr Youssef Haffar
CEO of Simply Clinics
Dr Youssef Haffar is a medical doctor and CEO of London-based aesthetic clinics chain Simply Clinics.
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About Simply Clinics: Chain of aesthetic clinics in London, UK.
Sarah Miles
CEO of Feelunique.com
Sarah Miles is the CEO at Feelunique.com.
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About Feelunique.com: Feelunique.com is an online e-commerce platform that offers beauty products and related advice.
John Nicholson
Chairman and CEO of Gentronix
John Nicholson is the CEO of Gentronix.
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About Gentronix: Gentronix provides services for the development of drugs and other chemicals in the cosmetics and personal care sectors.
Mark Helvadjian
Founder and CEO of Scrubd
Mark Helvadjian is the Founder and CEO of SCRUBD. Prior to that, he was the Founder, CEO, and Chief Shipping Officer at Shipping Easy.
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About Scrubd: Scrubd is an online store that sells a wide range of naturally made grooming products for men.
Suzanne Saffie-Siebert
Chairwoman and CEO of SiSaf
Suzanne Saffie-Siebert is the chairwoman at Autism Biotech.
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About SiSaf: SiSaf is a drug delivery company offering topical delivery systems for medical, cosmetic, and skin care applications.
Kirsty Williams
Chief Executive Officer of DashHound
The founders are passionate about helping people get what they want, faster. Helena and Kirsty co-founded DashHound to help beauty junkies everywhere make easier purchase decisions.
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About DashHound: DashHound designs a data-science backed platform that locates and purchases beauty products.
Helena Ford
Chief Executive Officer of DashHound
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About DashHound: DashHound designs a data-science backed platform that locates and purchases beauty products.
E Stunner
CEO and Founder of Estunner.com
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About Estunner.com: A startup aiming to disrupt the cosmetic market industry. The company was founded when we realized that Cosmetic industry’s business mode
E Stunner
CEO and Founder of Estunner.com
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About Estunner.com: A startup aiming to disrupt the cosmetic market industry. The company was founded when we realized that Cosmetic industry’s business mode
