
Birthday Honours 2024
Kevin Kiely MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Chief Executive Officer
“For services to the Life Sciences Sector.”
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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
15 June 2024
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Kevin Joseph KIELY
Chief Executive Officer, Medilink UK
For services to the Life Sciences Sector.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64423 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2024- Role at the time
- Chief Executive Officer
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- Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to the Life Sciences Sector.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 518 times in the Birthday Honours List 2024 — about 38% of the list.
In their area
89 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from South Yorkshire.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive Officer.
How widely is this recognised?
1,797 people have been recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2024
London Gazette (official record), issue 64423, notice 4645529. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2024).
Published 14 June 2024.
Location (Sheffield, South Yorkshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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