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Several Yorkshire business people have been honoured on this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours list for services to business in the region.
These include:
- Stephanie Burras. â¨Chief executive Ahead Partnership. CBE for services â¨to business in Yorkshire. (Leeds)
- Professor Isobel Anne POLLOCK Lately President, Institution of Mechanical Engineers. CBE for services to Mechanical Engineering. (Huddersfield, West Yorkshire)
- Neil Martin McLean. Chair, Leeds City Region Local Enterprise Partnership. CBE for services to business and skills in West Yorkshire.
- Lesley Batchelor. Director general Institute of Export. OBE for services to business.
- Sally Louise Bolton. General manager Rugby League World Cup 2013. OBE for services to rugby league.
- James Lawrence Dick, DL. Co-Founder and chairman CatZero. OBE for services to youth development and business in Hull and East Yorkshire.
- Susan Houston. Assistant director, Yorkshire, Humber and the North East, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. For services to the economy in the North East.
- John Dawson COTTON Chairman, John Cotton Group. OBE for services to Business in West Yorkshire.
- Abu Zafar. Founder and â¨owner Orient Press. BEM for services to Business and â¨to the Asian community in Bradford.
In total, 1,149 people have received an award.