2012 Summer Olympic Development - Awards and Recognition

Awards and Recognition

• 8 November 2005: Various aspects of the bid win awards for business and technology :
  • The London 2012 logo wins the "Best International Brand" award at the 2005 International Business Awards
  • The British Association of Communicators in Business (CIB) names the bid team "Communicators of the Year"
  • The research team wins "Research Client of the Year" at the Market Research Society Excellence & Effectiveness Awards
  • The London 2012 web site is recognised for its search engine optimisation programme.
• 9 November 2005: Accountancy Age readers vote Neil Wood "Personality of the Year 2005" for his work as financial director for the London 2012 bid and as LOCOG financial director.
• 16 November 2005: Lord Coe is awarded the Walpole Medal of Excellence by the Walpole Group, and Keith Mills is named as "Business Leader of the Year" in the 2005 London Business Awards.
• 12 December 2005: Lord Coe is given a special award at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards ceremony for his role in the bid.
• 31 December 2005: In the New Year's honours list numerous members of the bidding team are given recognition and join The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire :
  • Lord Coe becomes a Knight Commander (KBE), and Keith Mills and former BOA chairman Craig Reedie are given knighthoods
  • CBEs:
    • Simon Clegg, BOA Chief Executive
    • Dick Palmer, Technical Director
  • OBEs:
    • Mike Power, London 2012 CEO
    • Mike Lee, Communications director
    • Catharina Reynolds from the Olympic Games Unit at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)
  • MBEs:
    • David Magliano, Director of Marketing
    • Jon Armstrong, Co-ordinator of the Nations & Regions Group
    • Ayesha Qureshi, Community Affairs Manager
    • Richard Sumray, Chairman of the London Forum
    • Neil Wood, Financial Director
    • Patricia Hindley of the DCMS