New Year Honours 2023
Vanessa Kingori OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Publisher
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2023
“For services to the Media 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
31 December 2022
The KING has been graciously pleased 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:
Vanessa KINGORI M.B.E.
Chief Business Officer, Condé Nast Britain and Publishing Director, British Vogue
For services to the Media Industry.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63918 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
11 June 2016
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:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Ms Vanessa KINGORI
Publisher, GQ Magazine and Brand Portfolio
For services to the Media Industry.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61608 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Member of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2016- Role at the time
- Publisher
- Region
- London
“For services to the Media Industry.”
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2023- Region
- London, Greater London
“For services to the Media Industry.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 294 times in the New Year Honours List 2023 — about 20% of the list.
In their area
866 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Greater London.
How widely is this recognised?
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.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2023
Adam Boddison
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs.”
Adam Matthews
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Export Growth.”
Adrian Hobson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Afshin Amirahmadi
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to the Dairy Industry.”
Alan Eisner
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Asthall Leigh, Oxfordshire
“For services to Charitable Fundraising.”
Alan Tallentire
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Consett, County Durham
“For Public Service.”
Alaric Horridge
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Letcombe Regis, Oxfordshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Alexander Ferguson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Alison Lyons
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Ashford, Kent
“For services to International Trade and to Charity.”
Alison Wilson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Thirsk, North Yorkshire
“For Public Service.”
Andrea Street
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Health and Social Care in Wales.”
Andrew Colborne-baber
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Leatherhead, Surrey
“For Political Service.”
Andrew Geary
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Andrew Hill
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Affordable Housing.”
Andrew Kent
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
“For services to UK health support overseas, particularly in Ukraine, and during the Covid-19 pandemic.”
Andrew Pariser
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Andrew Read
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Andrew Rose
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Caerphilly, Gwent
“For services to Civil Society.”
Andrew Van Doorn
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Housing.”
Andrew Welch
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Healthcare and Patients in North East England.”
Angela Noon
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Guildford, Surrey
“For services to Further Education.”
Ann Millington
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
West Malling, Kent
“For services to Fire and Rescue.”
Ann Olivarius
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Reading, Berkshire
“For services to Justice and to Women and Equality.”
Anne Diamond
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Public Health and to Charity.”
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Others recognised for Business & Economy
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 5,820 people have been recognised for Business & Economy. See the full list →
Deborah Wosskow
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Female Entrepreneurship and to Access to Finance for Women.”
Natalie Wade
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Creative Industries.”
Wendy Carlin
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Economics.”
Neeta Atkar
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Marlow, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Small Business Finance and the British Business Bank.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Lorna Williams
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ely, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Chemicals Industry.”
Gregory Mckinley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballymena, County Antrim
“For services to the Economy 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.”
Lance Uggla
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Business and to Philanthropy.”
Hollie Whittles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
Ann Watson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Advancement of Skills in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sector.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pino De Rosa
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Railway Industry.”
Nadeem Rizvi
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Industrial Laser Applications in Manufacturing.”
Elizabeth Prince
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
Charles Milne
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckie, Banffshire
“For services to Business and to Community Development in Buckie and Banffshire.”
Sakilbabu Kola
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Export Growth.”
Nadia Khan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women in the Music Industry.”
Georgina Hurcombe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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 · 2023
London Gazette (official record), issue 63918, notice 4246616. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2023).
Published 30 December 2022.
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2016
London Gazette (official record), issue 61608, notice 2552778. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2016).
Published 11 June 2016.
Location (London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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