Birthday Honours 2017
Malcolm Walker
Knight Bachelor
Chairman and Chief Executive
“For services to Retailing, Entrepreneurship and charity.”
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Knight Bachelor
For services to Retailing, Entrepreneurship and charity.
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London Gazette notice
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Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
17 June 2017
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to signify her intention of conferring the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned:
Malcolm Conrad WALKER C.B.E.
Chairman and Chief Executive, Iceland Frozen Food
For services to Retailing, Entrepreneurship and charity.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61961 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Flintshire
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Knight Bachelor
Birthday Honours 2017- Role at the time
- Chairman and Chief Executive
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- Flintshire
“For services to Retailing, Entrepreneurship and charity.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 17 times in the Birthday Honours List 2017 — about 1% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chairman and Chief Executive.
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.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the Birthday Honours 2017
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Mark Boleat
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“For services to the Financial Services Industry and to Local Government in London.”
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“For services to Engineering and Innovation.”
Peter Thornton
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“For services to the Administration of Justice and the Coroner Service.”
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“For services to Scientific Research and for Scientific Advice to Government.”
Simon Lovestone
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“For services to Neuroscience Research.”
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“For services to philanthropy.”
Vito Muscatelli
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“For services to Economics and Higher Education.”
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“For services to Entertainment and charity.”
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“For services to The Crown and the community in Jersey.”
William Timpson
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“For services to Business and Fostering.”
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Deborah Wosskow
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Natalie Wade
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Wendy Carlin
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Neeta Atkar
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Hannah Bernard
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Raymond Pritchard
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Lorna Williams
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“For services to the Economy in Northern Ireland.”
Erica Maxwell
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“For services to the Economy and to the community in Northern Ireland.”
James Fraser
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Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
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Ernest Fallowfield
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“For services to Tourism.”
Isabella Cameron
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“For services to Hospitality and to the Rural Economy in South Uist.”
Tina Barton
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“For services to Science and to Trade.”
Ronjon Nag
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Hollie Whittles
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Ann Watson
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Gary Stevens
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Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Richard Scaife
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Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Manufacturing.”
Becky Ruddy
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Thurso, Caithness
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Pino De Rosa
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Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Railway Industry.”
Nadeem Rizvi
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Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Industrial Laser Applications in Manufacturing.”
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Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
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Knight Bachelor · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61961, notice 2803353. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2017).
Published 16 June 2017.
Location (Flintshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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