Birthday Honours 2020
Philip Wood OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
President
“For services to British business in New Zealand.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to British business in New Zealand.
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division Diplomatic service and overseas list
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
10 October 2020
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her 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:
Philip Trevor WOOD
President, British New Zealand Business Association, Auckland, New Zealand
For services to British business in New Zealand.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63135 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to British business in New Zealand.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 260 times in the Birthday Honours List 2020 — about 15% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
President.
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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Andrew Price
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“For services to Diversity and to the Economy.”
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“For services to Education.”
Anthony Hatch
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“For services to Music and to Charity.”
Anthony Rideout
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Deborah Wosskow
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“For services to Female Entrepreneurship and to Access to Finance for Women.”
Natalie Wade
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Wendy Carlin
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Neeta Atkar
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Marlow, Buckinghamshire
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Hannah Bernard
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Brighton, East Sussex
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Gregory Mckinley
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Ballymena, County Antrim
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Erica Maxwell
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Dungannon, County Tyrone
“For services to the Economy and to the community in Northern Ireland.”
James Fraser
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“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
“For services to Tourism.”
Isabella Cameron
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Isle of Uist, Western Isles
“For services to Hospitality and to the Rural Economy in South Uist.”
Tina Barton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shaftesbury, Dorset
“For services to Science and to Trade.”
Ronjon Nag
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Entrepreneurship and to Artificial Intelligence.”
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
“For services to the Advancement of Skills in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sector.”
Gary Stevens
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Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Richard Scaife
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Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Manufacturing.”
Becky Ruddy
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Thurso, Caithness
“For services to Women in the Nuclear Industry.”
Pino De Rosa
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Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Railway Industry.”
Nadeem Rizvi
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Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
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Elizabeth Prince
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Crewe, Cheshire
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2020
London Gazette (official record), issue 63135, notice 3646611. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2020).
Published 9 October 2020.
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