ghd have welcomed a new appointment as their Education Manager for Australia and New Zealand, announcing James Kavanagh in the role. James has extensive experience across sales, education and marketing for major haircare brands, and will lend his talents to elevate the styling juggernaut’s growth.

“I’m excited to be joining the ghd team,” James said. “A brand from my home country that I’ve always been drawn to. I’m looking forward to working with the team to further educate consumers and professionals about our latest innovations in hair styling.”

James started his career with TONI&GUY in his native UK in the role of Technical Director and Educator. He then worked in various education and commercial roles for the L’Oréal Professional Products Division and more recently led education for Dyson Beauty across ANZ.

This new role will draw on James’ varied and extensive knowledge and expertise in content production, industry events and management to develop and deliver training and education courses across traditional and digital platforms for ghd, while also delivering inspiration, creativity, trends and techniques on behalf of ghd.

Congratulations to James on this new role!