Birthday Honours 2001
Kenneth Vowles OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Executive Director • UK Power Operations
“For services to the Electricity Industry.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 2001
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2001- Role at the time
- Executive Director, UK Power Operations
“For services to the Electricity Industry.”
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“For services to the Electricity Industry.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 318 times in the Birthday Honours List 2001 — about 23% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Executive Director, UK Power Operations.
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 2001
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“For services to the community in Leeds, West Yorkshire.”
Alan Shearer
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“For services to Association Football.”
Alan William Taylor
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Albert Barry Leese
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“For services to the Defence Industry.”
Alexander Campbell Roy
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Royal Marines
Alexander Davie
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Royal Air Force
Allan Arnott
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“For services to Lifelong Learning.”
Andrea Pamela Smith
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“For services to Training.”
Andrew Douglas Mackay
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Andrew Martin William Mortimer
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Andrew Nelson
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“For services to the Electronics Industry.”
Andrew Nicholas Stern
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Andrew Philip Barnard
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Royal Regiment of Artillery
Angus Alexander Mackenzie
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Anil Gholkar
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Ann Payne
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“For services to Manuscripts Scholarship.”
Ann Rosemary Arnott
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Anna Robertson
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“For services to the British Red Cross Society in Devon.”
Anne Barbara Ridler
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“For services to Literature.”
Anne Margaret Everall
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“For services to Children’s Librarianship in Birmingham.”
Anne Mary Mallinson
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“For services to the community in London.”
Anne Pigott
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“For services to the National Association of Prison Visitors.”
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Natalie Wade
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“For services to the Creative Industries.”
Wendy Carlin
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“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
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“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Lorna Williams
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“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
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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.”
Lance Uggla
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“For services to Business and to Philanthropy.”
Hollie Whittles
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Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
Ann Watson
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London, Greater London
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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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Elizabeth Prince
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Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
Charles Milne
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Buckie, Banffshire
“For services to Business and to Community Development in Buckie and Banffshire.”
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Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Export Growth.”
Nadia Khan
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London, Greater London
“For services to Women in the Music Industry.”
Georgina Hurcombe
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Bournemouth, Dorset
“For services to Television and the Creative Sector.”
Helene Martin Gee
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Folkestone, Kent
“For services to Women in Enterprise.”
Maurice Geddis
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Dromore, County Down
“For services to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland.”
Louise Ellis-frankland
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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 · 2001
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 2001 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 16 June 2001.
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