
New Year Honours 2014
Nigel Charles Annett CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Managing Director
“Managing Director, Welsh Water. For services to the Water Industry in Wales and voluntary service to Wateraid.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Managing Director, Welsh Water. For services to the Water Industry in Wales and voluntary service to Wateraid.
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New Year Honours 2014- Role at the time
- Managing Director
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“Managing Director, Welsh Water. For services to the Water Industry in Wales and voluntary service to Wateraid.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 123 times in the New Year Honours List 2014 — about 8% of the list.
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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Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2014
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2014).
Published 1 January 2014.
Location (Powys) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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