Birthday Honours 2025
Monica Collings OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Chief Executive
“For services to Diversity in the Energy Sector.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to Diversity in the Energy 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
14 June 2025
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:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Monica COLLINGS
lately Chief Executive, So Energy
For services to Diversity in the Energy Sector.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64759 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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- Chief Executive
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- Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Diversity in the Energy Sector.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 294 times in the Birthday Honours List 2025 — about 19% of the list.
In their area
81 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Hampshire.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive.
How widely is this recognised?
1,958 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
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Cannock, Staffordshire
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Kettering, Northamptonshire
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Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2025
London Gazette (official record), issue 64759, notice 4906060. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2025).
Published 13 June 2025.
Location (Southampton, Hampshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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