British exporters and regional business leaders recognised in New Year Honours List 2022
The New Year Honours List 2022 has recognised business people from across the region for their exceptional service to business, international trade, investment, and exporting.
Those honoured this time around represent a diverse range of businesses, from retail industry through to the creative industry and government support to sourcing medical equipment and negotiating trade agreements.
Those honours with OBEs, include
Alex Burns, CEO, Robert Harter Ltd, Witney,Oxfordshire
Alex received his OBE for services to the UK Automotive Industry. He was CEO at Williams F1 for 11 years up until 2013. He's currently President of Millbrook, a key part of the automotive and transport industry in the UK best known for its wide variety of test tracks, it helps companies to develop more energy efficient powertrains and vehicles through testing and engineering services; and a senior adviser at LiNa. LiNa Energy is commercialising a lithium-free, cobalt-free solid state sodium battery with the potential to provide low cost energy storage for numerous static and mobile applications.
This busy man is also a part time chairperson at London-based Flexion Energy, which develops, builds, owns and operates energy storage assets in the UK, specifically large-scale batteries connected to and servicing the grid.
Clive Hickman, CEO at the Coventry-based Manufacturing Technology Centre.
For services to Engineering Manufacturing and Technology Development
Zoe Keeton, Head of Regulatory Affairs at the Swindon-based RWE Renewables
For services to the Renewable Energy Sector
David Sleath, CEO at Slough-based SEGRO plc
For services to Charity and Business
Andrew Smith, Director Corporate Affairs Pinewood Group Ltd and Chair of Buckinghamshire LEP
For services to Business and to the British Film Industry
Michael Donegan, Founder and CEO of the amazing Oxfordshire charity SpecialEffect
For services to Technology for the Disabled
and receiving an MBE is Denise O’Leary. Founder of the Chippenham-based Purpol Marketing
For services to the Construction Industry and Entrepreneurs in South West England and Wales
