Amanda Lodge-Stewart has been elected NHBF President

The National Hair & Beauty Federation (NHBF) has announced that Amanda Lodge-Stewart has been elected as the new President after winning a majority of the votes. 

Joining Amanda, who is the Director of Link Training Academy, are newly elected NHBF board members: Samantha Cunningham (Shine), Joanne Johnson (Bliss Hair Design) and Jamie Mettyear (Mettyear’s Day Spa). In addition, Carolyn Sweeney (Creations) was re-elected for a second term.

The NHBF was established in 1942 and now boasts 5,500 members. This makes it the UK’s largest trade body for the hair, beauty, and barbering industries. Its primary focus is to aid its members in running successful and profitable hair and beauty businesses by providing advice, and specialist support.

The newly-appointed President and board members have been elected for a three-year term and will be announced at the NHBF’s Annual General Meeting in London on Sunday 29 January.

Amanda Lodge-Stewart, NHBF President, commented: "It is a great privilege to be appointed to act on your behalf, representing our thoughts, feelings and ambitions for our hair, barbering and beauty sector.

"As the NHBF President, I will focus on raising the quality, culture and reputation of our sector, I will explore issues around business growth and sustainability for the benefit of our employers, business owners and members. I will actively seek feedback and input from members on the issues we face and the priorities for our businesses and will represent us wholeheartedly in sector debate, driving policy change, which is led by the industry, for the industry."