Birthday Honours 2007
Helen West OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Chief Executive • Business Link York and North Yorkshire
“For services to Business.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 2007
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2007- Role at the time
- Chief Executive, Business Link York and North Yorkshire
“For services to Business.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 271 times in the Birthday Honours List 2007 — about 23% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive, Business Link York and North Yorkshire.
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.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2007
Adam Muggoch
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“For services to the Meat Industry.”
Adrian Charles Davis
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“For services to Healthcare.”
Adrian Stephen Dwyer
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to the Police.”
Aidan’s Church of England School
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Education.”
Alan James Brown
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to the Police.”
Alastair James Macleod Mackay
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
Royal Air Force
Alastair Lavery
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
Chair
Alex Harper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“for International Development.”
Alexandra Mary Pond
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
Andrew Glazzard
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
Grade B1
Andrew Livingstone Holmes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to British business interests in Ghana, including efforts to promote corporate social responsibility.”
Andrew Robert Curtis
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
Royal Air Force
Andrew Thomas Sneden
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
Grade B1
Angela Jones
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Healthcare.”
Anita Cliff
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Education.”
Anita Thomas
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Medicine.”
Anne Evans
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Education.”
Anne Jackson-Baker
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“for England.”
Anthony Albert Collingridge
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
lately Head
Anthony David Thomas
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Education.”
Anthony John Killick
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
Anthony John Newman
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“for the Built Environment Management, Building Research Establishment Trust.”
Anthony Lawton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Young People.”
Anthony Wilson
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Others recognised for Business & Economy
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 5,820 people have been recognised for Business & Economy. See the full list →
Deborah Wosskow
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London, Greater London
“For services to Female Entrepreneurship and to Access to Finance for Women.”
Natalie Wade
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Creative Industries.”
Wendy Carlin
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Economics.”
Neeta Atkar
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Marlow, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Small Business Finance and the British Business Bank.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Lorna Williams
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Ely, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Chemicals Industry.”
Gregory Mckinley
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Ballymena, County Antrim
“For services to the Economy in Northern Ireland.”
James Fraser
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.”
Ernest Fallowfield
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bowness-On-Windermere, Cumbria
“For services to Tourism.”
Lance Uggla
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“For services to Business and to Philanthropy.”
Hollie Whittles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
Ann Watson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Advancement of Skills in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sector.”
Gary Stevens
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Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pino De Rosa
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Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Railway Industry.”
Nadeem Rizvi
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Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Industrial Laser Applications in Manufacturing.”
Elizabeth Prince
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Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
Charles Milne
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckie, Banffshire
“For services to Business and to Community Development in Buckie and Banffshire.”
Sakilbabu Kola
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Export Growth.”
Nadia Khan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women in the Music Industry.”
Georgina Hurcombe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bournemouth, Dorset
“For services to Television and the Creative Sector.”
Helene Martin Gee
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Folkestone, Kent
“For services to Women in Enterprise.”
Maurice Geddis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dromore, County Down
“For services to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland.”
Louise Ellis-frankland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Skipton, North Yorkshire
“For services to the Manufacturing Sector and to Employee Well-Being.”
George Fleming
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Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Business, to Employment and to Apprenticeships.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2007
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 2007 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 16 June 2007.
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