Birthday Honours 2024
Alan Jope CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chief Executive Officer
“For services to Business.”
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
15 June 2024
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Alan JOPE
lately Chief Executive Officer, Unilever
For services to Business.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64423 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Birthday Honours 2024- Role at the time
- Chief Executive Officer
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- Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to Business.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 97 times in the Birthday Honours List 2024 — about 7% of the list.
In their area
31 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from City of Edinburgh.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive Officer.
How widely is this recognised?
5,820 people have been recognised for Business & Economy.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2024
London Gazette (official record), issue 64423, notice 4644830. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2024).
Published 14 June 2024.
Location (Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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