Martyn and Sharon King, a husband-and-wife team, own Cosmedic Training Academy. Martyn completed his medical degree at Leicester University and worked as a GP before specialising in aesthetic medicine. He is the director of ACE Group World®, which he co-founded with Sharon 11 years ago to address the lack of uniformity in managing complications resulting from aesthetic treatments. ACE® currently has over 3000 members, consisting of doctors, dentists, nurses, and pharmacists conducting aesthetic therapies in the UK and abroad.

Credentials:

• Vice Chair of the Joint Council for Aesthetic Practitioners JCCP
• Medical Director ACE Group World®
• Key Opinion Leader for various pharmaceutical companies
• Lifetime Achievement Award for services to the aesthetics sector 2019
• PG Cert, PG Dip and MSc Non-Surgical Aesthetic Practice
• V300 Practice Assessor

Sharon obtained her first degree from the University of Wolverhampton and worked primarily in theatres, specialising in plastics and reconstructive surgery. She later worked in community nursing and became a trainer in aesthetic injectables, a role she has held for many years. In 2021, she became the first nurse practising aesthetic medicine credentialed by the Royal College of Nursing after completing an MSc in Non-Surgical Aesthetic Practice alongside Martyn.

Credentials:

• Nurse Independent Prescriber
• PG Cert, PG Dip, and MSc Non-Surgical Aesthetic Practice
• Aesthetic Nurse Practitioner of the Year 2013
• British Journal of Nursing Award Winner
• RCN Credentialled Advanced Level Nurse Practitioner
• Recognised Teacher Status
• V300 Practice Assessor
• CAVA Level 3 Assessor
• Visiting Lecturer Birmingham City University
• KOL and Advisory Board Member for various pharmaceutical companies
• Director of regulatory affairs ACE Group World®
• Vice-chair BAMAN

Martyn and Sharon are passionate about promoting and improving standards in aesthetic medicine, which is why education and high-quality training in the sector are so necessary.