New Year Honours 2018
Leanne Bonner-cooke MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Managing Director
“For services to Women in Business.”
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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
30 December 2017
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:
Mrs. Leanne Jayne BONNER-COOKE
Managing Director, Evolve-IT Consulting Ltd
For services to Women in Business.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62150 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
Leicestershire
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2018- Role at the time
- Managing Director
- Region
- Leicestershire
“For services to Women in Business.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 542 times in the New Year Honours List 2018 — about 39% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Managing Director.
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.
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“For services to Foster Care and to Children with Disabilities and their Families.”
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Douglas Bott
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Diana Brightmore-armour
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Martin Coppack
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Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2018
London Gazette (official record), issue 62150, notice 2938233. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2018).
Published 30 December 2017.
Location (Leicestershire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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