New Year Honours 2023
James Reed CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chairman
“For services to Business 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
31 December 2022
The KING has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
James Andrew REED
Chairman, Reed Group
For services to Business and to Charity.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63918 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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New Year Honours 2023- Role at the time
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“For services to Business and to Charity.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 106 times in the New Year Honours List 2023 — about 7% of the list.
In their area
447 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Greater London.
What organisation were they with?
Chairman.
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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Lorna Williams
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Ballymena, County Antrim
“For services to the Economy in Northern Ireland.”
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Dungannon, County Tyrone
“For services to the Economy and to the community in Northern Ireland.”
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Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.”
Ernest Fallowfield
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Bowness-On-Windermere, Cumbria
“For services to Tourism.”
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Isle of Uist, Western Isles
“For services to Hospitality and to the Rural Economy in South Uist.”
Tina Barton
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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.”
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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.”
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Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Railway Industry.”
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Crewe, Cheshire
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2023
London Gazette (official record), issue 63918, notice 4246438. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2023).
Published 30 December 2022.
Location (London, Greater London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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