Birthday Honours 2020
Barbara Bush OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
HR Director
“For services to the Pensions Industry, to Diversity and to Charity.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to the Pensions Industry, to Diversity and to Charity.
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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
10 October 2020
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, 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:
Barbara BUSH
Lately HR Director, The Pensions Regulator
For services to the Pensions Industry, to Diversity and to Charity.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63135 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2020- Role at the time
- HR Director
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- Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to the Pensions Industry, to Diversity and to Charity.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 308 times in the Birthday Honours List 2020 — about 17% of the list.
In their area
55 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from East Sussex.
What organisation were they with?
HR Director.
How widely is this recognised?
2,109 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2020
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Adrian Petticrew
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Alan Mcrae
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“For services to Finance and to Charity.”
Alison Paul
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Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Education.”
Alison Pittard
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Collingham, West Yorkshire
“For services to Critical Care.”
Alison Ring
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“For services to Accountancy.”
Allison Kennedy
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Livingston, West Lothian
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Alpesh Patel
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Anant Shah
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Andrew Harrison
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“For services to Science during the Covid-19 response.”
Andrew Price
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“For services to Aviation Security.”
Andrew Stylianou
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London, Greater London
“For services to Diversity and to the Economy.”
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“For services to Anthropology and to the Documentary Film Industry.”
Anita Johnson
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London, Greater London
“For services to Education.”
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“For services to Academia and to the Covid-19 response.”
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Ellesmere, Shropshire
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Scott Rogers
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Saint Helens, Merseyside
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Claire Flowers
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Sharon Brown
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Emma Whitfield
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Ronald Sawford
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“For services to Charity and to Disabled People.”
Karen Salter (kay Salter)
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London, Greater London
“For services to Disabled People and to the community in Bexley.”
Diane Redfern
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Slough, Berkshire
“For services to Disabled Riders.”
Elizabeth Prince
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Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
Nadia Khan
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London, Greater London
“For services to Women in the Music Industry.”
Imran Hafeez
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Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Literacy Development and Social Inclusion in Bradford, West Yorkshire.”
Pamela Garbett
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Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Foster Care and to Children with Disabilities and their Families.”
John Garbett
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Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Foster Care and to Children with Disabilities and their Families.”
Helene Martin Gee
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Folkestone, Kent
“For services to Women in Enterprise.”
Douglas Bott
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Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Disabled People.”
Olubukola Babajide
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Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Technology, to Business and to Inclusion.”
Kristian Barnfield-guest
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York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Chenelle Ansah
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London, Greater London
“For services to Investment, to Women in Business and to Charity.”
Yasmin Khan
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Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
“For services to Ending Domestic Abuse and Violence Against Women.”
Diana Brightmore-armour
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London, Greater London
“For services to Women and Diversity in Financial Services.”
Martin Coppack
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Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Social Equality and Inclusion.”
Janet Jeffrey
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“For services to Children with Disabilities in Lesotho.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2020
London Gazette (official record), issue 63135, notice 3645855. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2020).
Published 9 October 2020.
Location (Brighton, East Sussex) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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