Clutch of City grandees, including former BT boss Jan du Plessis, bag knighthoods in New Year's Honours list
A clutch of City grandees bagged a knighthood in the New Year's Honours list.
Former BT chairman Jan du Plessis, hedge fund tycoon David Harding, ex-Lord Mayor William Russell, Games Workshop founder Ian Livingstone and Legal & General boss Nigel Wilson will take on the title of 'Sir' for achievements recognised by the Queen.
After another year dominated by the pandemic, John Dawson – chief executive of Oxford Biomedica, which became a stock market darling after creating Britain's Covid vaccine with Astrazeneca – was handed a CBE.
Awards: Despite auditors taking another beating for their roles in a string of accounting scandals, two were honoured
Astra senior vice-president Ruth March and senior director of research and development Julia Thompson also claimed an OBE each.
Stephen Reese, a partner at law firm Clifford Chance, was awarded a CBE for advising the Government and Pfizer on their vaccine plans.
Despite auditors taking another beating for their roles in a string of accounting scandals, two were honoured. Nick Owen, who recently stepped down as the UK chairman of Deloitte, was recognised with a CBE. And Bina Mehta, his counterpart at KPMG, was awarded an MBE.
Kate Grussing took home a CBE after her headhunting firm Sapphire Partners was the first in 326 yea ..
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