New Year Honours 2017
Hugo Walkinshaw OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
President
“For services to British business in Singapore and to UK exports.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to British business in Singapore and to UK exports.
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division DIPLOMATIC SERVICE AND OVERSEAS LIST
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2016
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:
Hugo David WALKINSHAW
Former President, British Chamber of Commerce, Singapore
For services to British business in Singapore and to UK exports.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61803 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 262 times in the New Year Honours List 2017 — about 18% of the list.
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President.
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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Natalie Wade
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Wendy Carlin
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Isle of Uist, Western Isles
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Tina Barton
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“For services to Science and to Trade.”
Ronjon Nag
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Lance Uggla
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Hollie Whittles
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Telford, Shropshire
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Ann Watson
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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.”
Richard Scaife
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Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Manufacturing.”
Becky Ruddy
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Thurso, Caithness
“For services to Women in the Nuclear Industry.”
Pino De Rosa
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Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
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Nadeem Rizvi
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Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
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Crewe, Cheshire
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61803, notice 2674512. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2017).
Published 31 December 2016.
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