The Queen has made BT chief executiveBen Verwaayenan honorary Knight of
the British Empire (KBE).
Verwaayen was appointed as chief executive of BT in 2002, and
was awarded his KBE in recognition of his services to the
communications industry.
He will officially receive his award from a cabinet minister
early in the New Year.
He joins a growing list of business leaders from outside the UK
who have been recognised with a KBE. These include Microsoft
founder Bill
Gates, BP chairman Peter Sutherland, and Niall Fitzgerald of
Reuters.
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