New Year Honours 2017
Kathryn Jacob OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Chief Executive Officer
“For services to the Promotion of Equality and Diversity.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to the Promotion of Equality and Diversity.
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
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
Ms Kathryn JACOB
Chief Executive Officer, Pearl and Dean
For services to the Promotion of Equality and Diversity.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61803 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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London
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2017- Role at the time
- Chief Executive Officer
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- London
“For services to the Promotion of Equality and Diversity.”
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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.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive Officer.
How widely is this recognised?
2,109 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
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London
“For public service and voluntary services to Policing.”
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“For services to British Diplomacy.”
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“For services to Young People.”
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Surrey
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London
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Scott Rogers
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Claire Flowers
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Bangor, County Down
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Sharon Brown
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Barnsley, South Yorkshire
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Hollie Whittles
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Emma Whitfield
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Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
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Nadia Khan
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London, Greater London
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Imran Hafeez
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Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Literacy Development and Social Inclusion in Bradford, West Yorkshire.”
Pamela Garbett
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Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Foster Care and to Children with Disabilities and their Families.”
John Garbett
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Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Foster Care and to Children with Disabilities and their Families.”
Helene Martin Gee
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Folkestone, Kent
“For services to Women in Enterprise.”
Douglas Bott
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Bristol, City of Bristol
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Olubukola Babajide
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Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
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Kristian Barnfield-guest
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York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Chenelle Ansah
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London, Greater London
“For services to Investment, to Women in Business and to Charity.”
Yasmin Khan
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Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
“For services to Ending Domestic Abuse and Violence Against Women.”
Diana Brightmore-armour
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London, Greater London
“For services to Women and Diversity in Financial Services.”
Martin Coppack
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Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Social Equality and Inclusion.”
Janet Jeffrey
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61803, notice 2673828. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2017).
Published 30 December 2016.
Location (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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