New Year Honours 2018
Alison Sellar OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Chief Executive
“For services to Business in Scotland and Abroad.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to Business in Scotland and Abroad.
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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
30 December 2017
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Mrs. Alison Norma SELLAR
Chief Executive, Activpayroll
For services to Business in Scotland and Abroad.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62150 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
Aberdeenshire
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2018- Role at the time
- Chief Executive
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- Aberdeenshire
“For services to Business in Scotland and Abroad.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 252 times in the New Year Honours List 2018 — about 18% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive.
How widely is this recognised?
3,913 people have been recognised for Business & Economy.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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“For services to Children and Young People.”
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Deborah Wosskow
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Natalie Wade
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Wendy Carlin
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Neeta Atkar
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Hannah Bernard
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Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
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Ernest Fallowfield
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Bowness-On-Windermere, Cumbria
“For services to Tourism.”
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“For services to Hospitality and to the Rural Economy in South Uist.”
Tina Barton
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Shaftesbury, Dorset
“For services to Science and to Trade.”
Ronjon Nag
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Lance Uggla
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“For services to the Advancement of Skills in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sector.”
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Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Richard Scaife
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Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Manufacturing.”
Becky Ruddy
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Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
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Crewe, Cheshire
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Source & provenance
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2018
London Gazette (official record), issue 62150, notice 2938168. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2018).
Published 30 December 2017.
Location (Aberdeenshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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