Birthday Honours 2012
Octavia GOREDEMA MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“Founder and Managing Director, Twenty Ten Club. For services to Black Female Entrepreneurs.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Founder and Managing Director, Twenty Ten Club. For services to Black Female Entrepreneurs.
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“Founder and Managing Director, Twenty Ten Club. For services to Black Female Entrepreneurs.”
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“Founder and Managing Director, Twenty Ten Club. For services to Black Female Entrepreneurs.”
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“Founder and Managing Director, Twenty Ten Club. For services to Black Female Entrepreneurs.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 532 times in the Birthday Honours List 2012 — about 44% of the list.
In their area
3 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from USA.
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.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2012
Abdolkarim Fatehi
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2012
London
“Managing Director, United Corporation Ltd. For services to International Trade.”
Adam Peirson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2012
London
“WorldSkills Ambassador for Cooking at London 2011 and Sous Chef, Claridges, London. For services to Skills.”
Adele Margretta Kerr
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Fermanagh
“Principal, Enniskillen Integrated Primary School. For services to Education.”
Adrian Mark Wright
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Cheshire
“Liaison Officer, Serious Organised Crime Agency. For services to Law Enforcement in Afghanistan.”
Adrian Taylor
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Worcestershire
“For services to the Fire Service and the Young Firefighters' Association.”
Agnes Marie Mcgowan
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Glasgow
“Lately Health Improvement Lead (Tobacco). For services to Smoking Cessation.”
Agnes Rosemary James
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Cardiff
“Lately Headteacher, St Mellons Church in Wales Primary School, Cardiff. For services to Primary Education.”
Alan Alexander David Hamilton
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2012
West Lothian
“Lately Unit Manager, HM Young Offenders Institute Polmont, Scottish Prison Service.”
Alan Brian Slater
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Worcestershire
“Chief Executive Officer, National Association of Funeral Directors. For services to the Funeral Profession.”
Alan William Paul Brown
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Devon
“Special Constabulary Chief Officer, Devon and Cornwall Constabulary. For services to Policing and the community.”
Albert Ernest Harris
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Swansea
“For services to the community in Swansea.”
Alex Arthur
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Edinburgh
“For services to Boxing.”
Alexander John Hamil
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2012
West Midlands
“For services to Football and to Visually Impaired People in Wolverhampton, West Midlands.”
Alison Drake
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2012
West Yorkshire
“Chair, Castleford Heritage Trust, West Yorkshire. For services to Community-led Regeneration in Castleford.”
Alison Jane Williamson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Staffordshire
“For services to Archery.”
Alyson Lynne Martin
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Somerset
“Chief Executive, Somerset Care Group. For services to Care Services.”
Amanda Jacqueline Redman
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2012
London
“Actress and Founder, Artists' Theatre School. For services to Drama and Charity.”
Amanda Paine
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2012
West Sussex
“Member, Chronic Respiratory Disease Group, National Council for Palliative Care. For services to Healthcare.”
Andrea Marie Bradbury
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Lancashire
“Inspector, Lancashire Constabulary. For services to Policing.”
Andrew Findlay
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Aberdeenshire
“Helmsman, Royal National Lifeboat Institution. For services to Maritime Safety.”
Andrew Hatton
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Durham
“Founder and Technical Director, Global Anodes (UK) Ltd. For services to Industry.”
Andrew Thomas Minnion
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2012
London
“Director, The Rix Centre, University of East London. For services to the Education of People with Special Needs.”
Ann Corcoran
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Wiltshire
“For services to the Coronial Service in Wiltshire and Swindon and to Bereaved Families.”
Ann Jones
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Swansea
“For services to Occupational Health and Safety in Swansea and West Wales.”
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Others recognised for Business & Economy
Across the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records, 3,730 people have been recognised for Business & Economy. See the full list →
Raymond Glyn Pritchard
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“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Lorna Bridget Williams
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Ely, Cambridgeshire
“Chief Executive Officer, British Adhesives and Sealants Association. For services to the Chemicals Industry”
Gregory Walter Thompson McKINLEY
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballymena, County Antrim
“Operations Director, The Gallaher Trust. For services to the Economy in Northern Ireland”
Erica Sarah Maxwell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dungannon, County Tyrone
“For services to the Economy and to the community in Northern Ireland”
Alan Thomas Halcrow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“Chair, Clear Drains Ltd. For services to the Drainage Industry”
James Breingan Fraser
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“Chief Executive Officer, The Steamship Sir Walter Scott Trust. For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park”
Ernest Fallowfield
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bowness-On-Windermere, Cumbria
“Director, Windermere Lake Cruises. For services to Tourism”
Isabella Cameron
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Isle of Uist, Western Isles
“Head of Kitchen, Grogarry Lodge. For services to Hospitality and to the Rural Economy in South Uist”
Tina Patricia Barton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shaftesbury, Dorset
“Chief Operations Officer, Emerging Markets Quality Trials Ltd. For services to Science and to Trade”
Ronjon Nag
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Entrepreneurship and to Artificial Intelligence.”
Lance Darrell Gordon Uggla
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Business and to Philanthropy.”
Hollie Whittles
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“Founder and Director, Purple Frog Systems and Fraggleworks. For services to Women in Business”
John Alexander Wagner
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“Comics Writer. For services to British Comic Books and the Comic Book Industry”
Ann Watson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive Officer, Enginuity. For services to the Advancement of Skills in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sector”
Meurig Thomas
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Treorchy, Mid Glamorgan
“Trade Union Convenor at Hinkley Point C, Unite the Union. For services to the Trade Union Movement”
Kirsty Thatcher (Kirsty Leighton)
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Milk & Honey PR, Hive PR Group. For services to the Public Relations Industry”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“Chair, Focus SB. For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships”
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
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“Managing Director, Bridgeway Consulting Ltd. For services to the Railway Industry”
Nadeem Rizvi
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
“Managing Director, Laser Micromachining. For services to Industrial Laser Applications in Manufacturing”
Elizabeth Jane Prince
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crewe, Cheshire
“Business Manager, Amiqus, Founder, G into Gaming and Co-Founder, Empower Up. For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity”
Charles Milne
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckie, Banffshire
“Managing Director, Regency Group. For services to Business and Community Development in Buckie and Banffshire”
Caroline Agnes Millar
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dundee, Angus
“Sector Lead, Scottish Agritourism. For services to Agritourism and to the Rural Economy in Scotland”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2012
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2012). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 14 June 2012.
Location (USA) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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