Hall of Fame & Special Recognition Awards

BARBERING ICON LINO D’ADDERIO AND COLLETTE SAUNDERS HONOURED AT THE AMBA 2022 WITH 2 SPECIAL AWARDS

HALL OF FAME Sponsored By mocha group... LINO D’ADDERIO, LUIGI & SONS

Sponsored by mocha group, Lino D’Adderio, Luigi & Sons, has been inducted into the AMBA Hall of Fame. Lino has over 30 years’ experience in the barbering industry and has played a fundamental role in its development. After his father migrated to Australia from Italy as a child and opened his first iconic Barbershop on the Gold Coast in 1961, it didn’t take long for his two sons to find themselves drawn to the trade they saw their father excel at.

After completing their apprenticeships the duo began working under a newly formed business title to incorporate the family name and sons. Once the apprentice and now the master, Lino has guided and shaped his team to be the very best version of themselves. To him, his clients and team are second to none and he is incredibly passionate about the service he delivers each and every time.

As well as an extremely successful businessman, employing 14 skilled barbers across 3 locations, he has notched up 10 years as an American Crew International All Star, is a well-respected Barber, a mentor to many, an award winner and an educator that has worked all over the world. He even had his three seconds of fame as the barber on screen in Baz Luhrmann’s ‘ELVIS’, giving him the iconic army cut.

Lino has most recently joined forces with the Barber Temple giving access to education, workshops, short courses, pathway programs, mentoring and personal development, ensuring that the industry is in skilled and capable hands for many more years to come.

SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD Sponsored By Andis... COLLETTE SAUNDERS

Opening her first barber shop in 1989, Collette was told that she probably wouldn’t make in the industry but make it she did. Completing her apprenticeship, as a single mother of 3, she worked 6 days a week to make meet. Fast forward 33 years and she is still working within the industry she loves. In 2018 she established the Australian Female Barbers platform showcasing women behind the chair and women in business, now boasting over 7000 followers with a view to inspire them.

She more recently set up AFB Recruit offering a space to promote employment opportunities within the industry, was an active participant and organiser for the Barber Hub at Hair Festival last year and is an avid supporter of the ReConnect educational events across Australia.

Still working on the floor a few days a week at The Cutting-Edge Barbershop in Queensland she is also a board director of the Jack Reed Foundation, dedicated to restoring people’s sense of dignity helping homeless and disadvantaged ‘at risk youths’, every year - just one of her many charitable endeavours. To honour her contribution to the Australian Barber Industry Collette was presented with the 2022 AMBA Special Recognition Award, sponsored by Andis.