New Year Honours 2021
Laura Bounds MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Managing Director
“For services to International Trade.”
Recognised for
Topics
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 2020
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:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Laura Claire BOUNDS
Managing Director, Kent Crisps
For services to International Trade.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63218 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2021- Role at the time
- Managing Director
- Region
- Woodnesborough, Kent
“For services to International Trade.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 608 times in the New Year Honours List 2021 — about 38% of the list.
In their area
151 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Kent.
What organisation were they with?
Managing Director.
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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Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2021
London Gazette (official record), issue 63218, notice 3703772. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2021).
Published 30 December 2020.
Location (Woodnesborough, Kent) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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