New Year Honours 1998
Peter Woodgate Lipscomb OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
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“For services to the Packaging Industry, Business and the Environment.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to the Packaging Industry, Business and the Environment.
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The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 293 times in the New Year Honours List 1998 — about 23% of the list.
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5,820 people have been recognised for Business & Economy.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 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 1998
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“For medical and welfare services to British Forces in Germany.”
Alan Curless
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“For services to Training.”
Alan Kirkham
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Alan Sparkes
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“For services to the Defence Industry.”
Alasdair Russell Kerr
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Albert Norman King
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Alexander Robert Forrester
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“For services to Science and to Education.”
Alison Joy Hardinge
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Alistair Richard Cheyne
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Ann Veronica Priston
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Anna Joan Allott
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Anne Coultas Dunford
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Anne Heather Barlas
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“For services to the British Red Cross Society in Scotland.”
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Anthony Austin
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Team Leader
Anthony Brian Hill
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“For servicesto the community in the North East of England.”
Anthony Brian Travers
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Natalie Wade
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Wendy Carlin
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Neeta Atkar
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Marlow, Buckinghamshire
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Raymond Pritchard
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Lorna Williams
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Gregory Mckinley
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Ballymena, County Antrim
“For services to the Economy 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.”
Lance Uggla
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Hollie Whittles
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Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
Ann Watson
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London, Greater London
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Gary Stevens
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Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pino De Rosa
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Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
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Nadeem Rizvi
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Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
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Elizabeth Prince
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Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
Charles Milne
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Buckie, Banffshire
“For services to Business and to Community Development in Buckie and Banffshire.”
Sakilbabu Kola
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Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Export Growth.”
Nadia Khan
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London, Greater London
“For services to Women in the Music Industry.”
Georgina Hurcombe
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Bournemouth, Dorset
“For services to Television and the Creative Sector.”
Helene Martin Gee
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Folkestone, Kent
“For services to Women in Enterprise.”
Maurice Geddis
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Dromore, County Down
“For services to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland.”
Louise Ellis-frankland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Skipton, North Yorkshire
“For services to the Manufacturing Sector and to Employee Well-Being.”
George Fleming
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Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Business, to Employment and to Apprenticeships.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1998
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1998 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1997.
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