New Year Honours 2019
Bisoye Babalola BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
“For services to the Creative Industries.”
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London Gazette notice
British Empire Medal
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
29 December 2018
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to approve the award of the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
Bisoye BABALOLA
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Nights Global
For services to the Creative Industries.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62507 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
Cambridgeshire
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British Empire Medal
New Year Honours 2019- Role at the time
- Founder and Chief Executive Officer
- Region
- Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Creative Industries.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 365 times in the New Year Honours List 2019 — about 25% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Founder and 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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Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2019
London Gazette (official record), issue 62507, notice 3177666. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2019).
Published 29 December 2018.
Location (Cambridgeshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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