New Year Honours 2013
Margaret Pilar JOHNSON OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“Group Chief Executive Officer, Leagas Delaney. For services to the Creative Industries Sector and voluntary services.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Group Chief Executive Officer, Leagas Delaney. For services to the Creative Industries Sector and voluntary services.
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“Group Chief Executive Officer, Leagas Delaney. For services to the Creative Industries Sector and voluntary services.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 247 times in the New Year Honours List 2013 — about 20% of the list.
In their area
1,264 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from London.
How widely is this recognised?
3,730 people have been recognised for Business & Economy.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2013
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London, London
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“Board Member, Network for Black Professionals. For services to Further Education.”
Alan Poyner Pritchard
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Caerphilly
“Lately Headteacher, Cyfarthfa High School, Merthyr Tydfil. For services to Education in Wales.”
Alexander William Macbeth
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West Yorkshire
“Chief Executive, Textile Centre of Excellence. For services to Learning and Skills.”
Alice Mary Davidson
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Merseyside
“Volunteer, Volunteer Missionary Movement. For services to International Humanitarian Aid.”
Alison Humberstone
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Hampshire
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Alistair George Finlay
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Belfast
“Assistant Chief Constable, Police Service of Northern Ireland. For services to Policing in Northern Ireland.”
Amanda Jayne Reddin
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Merseyside
“Head National Coach, British Gymnastics. For services to Sport.”
Andrew David Wiseman
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For public and political service.”
Andrew Douglas-Home
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Berwickshire
“Lately Chair, Tweed Commissioners and the River Tweed Foundation. For services to Fishing and to Scottish Heritage through the Abbotsford Trust.”
Andrew James Worthington
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Flintshire
“Chair, North West Steering Group, London 2012. For services to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
Andrew Michael Robson
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For services to the game of Bridge and to Charity.”
Andrew Murray
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“Tennis Player. For services to Tennis.”
Ann Chance
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
West Sussex
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Anna Payne
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
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PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
North Yorkshire
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Anne Eileen Bleasdale
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
North Yorkshire
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Anne Ganley
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Tyne and Wear
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PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Dorset
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Anthea Dolman Gair
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Gloucestershire
“Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence Acquisition.”
Antony George Sims
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Surrey
“Director, 2012 Delivery, UK Trade and Investment, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. For services to Industry through the British Business Embassy.”
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PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
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Surrey
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Ernest Fallowfield
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Bowness-On-Windermere, Cumbria
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Isle of Uist, Western Isles
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Shaftesbury, Dorset
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Ronjon Nag
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Lance Darrell Gordon Uggla
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Hollie Whittles
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Telford, Shropshire
“Founder and Director, Purple Frog Systems and Fraggleworks. For services to Women in Business”
John Alexander Wagner
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Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“Comics Writer. For services to British Comic Books and the Comic Book Industry”
Ann Watson
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London, Greater London
“Chief Executive Officer, Enginuity. For services to the Advancement of Skills in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sector”
Meurig Thomas
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Treorchy, Mid Glamorgan
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Kirsty Thatcher (Kirsty Leighton)
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London, Greater London
“Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Milk & Honey PR, Hive PR Group. For services to the Public Relations Industry”
Gary Stevens
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Halesowen, West Midlands
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Richard Scaife
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, South Yorkshire
“Regional Development Director, The Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre. For services to Manufacturing”
Becky Ruddy
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Thurso, Caithness
“Programme Director Fuel Cycle Area, NRS Dounreay. For services to Women in the Nuclear Industry”
Pino De Rosa
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Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“Managing Director, Bridgeway Consulting Ltd. For services to the Railway Industry”
Nadeem Rizvi
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Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
“Managing Director, Laser Micromachining. For services to Industrial Laser Applications in Manufacturing”
Elizabeth Jane Prince
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Crewe, Cheshire
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Charles Milne
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Buckie, Banffshire
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2013
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2013). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 30 December 2012.
Location (London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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