Birthday Honours 2003
William Haughey OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
• Executive Chairman
“For services to Entrepreneurship in the West of Scotland.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to Entrepreneurship in the West of Scotland.
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- Executive Chairman
“For services to Entrepreneurship in the West of Scotland.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 270 times in the Birthday Honours List 2003 — about 24% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Executive Chairman.
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.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2003
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Alan Edwin King
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“For services to the Church of England.”
Alan Galley
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“For services to the Railway Industry.”
Alan George Davis
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“For services to the Ministry of Defence.”
Alan John Gray
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“for Ecology and Hydrology Dorset Laboratory.”
Alan Raymond Boobis
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“For services to the Risk Assessment of Pesticides.”
Alastair Keith Gray
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“for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.”
Alastair McGowan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Accident and Emergency Medicine.”
Alastair Watt MacIntyre Hay of Environmental Toxicology
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“For services to Occupational Health.”
Alec James Stewart
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“For services to Cricket.”
Alexander Bell Watson
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“For services to Local Government.”
Alison Lane
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“For services to disadvantaged children in Mexico.”
Alistair Colin Sheppard
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Ananda Jayatissa Jayasekera
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Andrew Myers Holroyd
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“For services to Publicly Funded Legal Services in Liverpool.”
Andrew Nicholas Carter
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“For services to Education.”
Ann Freckleton
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“for International Development.”
Anne Fine
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Anne Jessie Mackenzie Morris
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“For services to Children and Young People with Sensory Impairments.”
Anthony Alan Gibson
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“For services to Agriculture and the Rural Economy in the South West.”
Arnold Wagner
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“For services to Education.”
Ashley John Graham Winter
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“for Tyne and Wear.”
Barrie Hudson
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“For services to Forestry.”
Belinda Anne Irene Wright
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“For services to the protection of wildlife and endangered species in India.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Business & Economy
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 3,913 people have been recognised for Business & Economy. See the full list →
Andrew James Simpson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Doncaster, South Yorkshire
“For services to Social Enterprise.”
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
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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.”
Hannah Bernard
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Female Entrepreneurship and Access to Finance for Women.”
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.”
Erica Maxwell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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
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.”
Richard Scaife
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Manufacturing.”
Becky Ruddy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Thurso, Caithness
“For services to Women in the Nuclear Industry.”
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.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2003
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2003).
Published 13 June 2003.
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