Birthday Honours 2018
Robert James OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Managing Director
“For services to Exports in the Aerospace Industry.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to Exports in the Aerospace Industry.
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
9 June 2018
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:
Robert John JAMES
Managing Director, AerFin Ltd
For services to Exports in the Aerospace Industry.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62310 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
Mid Glamorgan
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2018- Role at the time
- Managing Director
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- Mid Glamorgan
“For services to Exports in the Aerospace Industry.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 267 times in the Birthday Honours List 2018 — about 20% 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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Ronjon Nag
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Telford, Shropshire
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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
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Becky Ruddy
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Thurso, Caithness
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Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2018
London Gazette (official record), issue 62310, notice 3041696. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2018).
Published 8 June 2018.
Location (Mid Glamorgan) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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