New Year Honours 2020
Simon Hunter MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Chief Executive Officer
“For services to Business and the Economy.”
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
28 December 2019
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Simon Graham HUNTER
Chief Executive Officer, Hunter Apparel Solutions Limited
For services to Business and the Economy.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62866 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
Co. Londonderry
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2020- Role at the time
- Chief Executive Officer
- Region
- Co. Londonderry
“For services to Business and the Economy.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 500 times in the New Year Honours List 2020 — about 37% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive Officer.
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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Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2020
London Gazette (official record), issue 62866, notice 3455218. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2020).
Published 27 December 2019.
Location (Co. Londonderry) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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