Celeste Hilling

Described by San Diego Magazine as giving the cosmetics industry a makeover, Celeste Hilling is an innovative, dynamic and respected expert on skin care, customer service and brand loyalty. As the CEO of Skin Authority, Hilling works with celebrities, fashion icons, beauty editors and consumers alike to instill a passion for the company’s products and unique, one-on-one approach to customer service.
 
Under Hilling’s direction, the San Diego-based Skin Authority is one of the fastest growing skin care lines in North America. And, with Hilling as its spokesperson, Skin Authority is a media darling. With a deliberate thought-process, Hilling leads Skin Authority’s growth in an exclusive manner in order to establish the company as a premier brand. Through partnering with reputable brands including Ritz-Carlton, Golden Door, Marriott, etc., Skin Authority hand-selects leading companies that are respected for their outstanding approaches to customer service.
Prior to launching Skin Authority in 2003, Hilling developed two companies that were acquired by the leading publicly-held company in its industry segment. In both instances, Hilling emerged as a strategic officer of the publicly held entities: Steiner Leisure Ltd., as President/CEO of the Day Spa Group; and Compaq Computer Corp. as President, Consumer Software Business Unit and Vice President, Consumer Division. Prior to her experience at Compaq Computer, Hilling also held executive level positions at Wyse Technologies and Xerox Corporation.

Named in 2011 as a Woman Who Means Business by the San Diego Business Journal, Hilling’s leadership tenure includes: Current Vice-Chair and former Development Chair on the Board of the New Children’s Museum of San Diego; Past Co-Chair and Honorary Member of the Advisory Board of Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, Calif.; a founding Board member of Doctors Offering Charitable Services; and past member of the Boards of the International SPA Association and ISPA Foundation.