New Year Honours 2013
“Head of Technology (Europe), Cobham plc. For services to the Defence Industry.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Head of Technology (Europe), Cobham plc. For services to the Defence Industry.
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“Head of Technology (Europe), Cobham plc. For services to the Defence Industry.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 247 times in the New Year Honours List 2013 — about 20% of the list.
In their area
116 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from East Sussex.
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How widely is this recognised?
3,730 people have been recognised for Business & Economy.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2013
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2013). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 30 December 2012.
Location (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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