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We are proud to announce that our colleague Jane Atkinson, Engineering & Automation Executive Director for Bilfinger UK has received special recognition by Her Majesty the Queen in celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday Honours list.

Within this list, Jane has received the honourable appointment of an Order of the British Empire with the rank of a Commander for her outstanding services to Chemical Engineering.

Jane is a Chartered Chemical Engineer, a Fellow and Trustee of the Institute of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) and Chair of their UK Board. In addition, she is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering as well as being on their fellowship panel for their Power and Energy sector.

Jane is also a Honorary Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) and has a Master of Business Administration (MBA), as well as over 22 years industry experience across Manufacturing, Operations, Maintenance and Project Delivery, working in both the customer and contracting sectors.

Additionally, Jane was named as ‘The Most Influential Woman in UK Engineering’ in 2019 in an annual list produced by the board appointments firm Inclusive Boards in partnership with the Financial Times.

We would like to congratulate Jane on this prestigious honour and lifetime achievement and we are proud to have her in our organisation!

See the formal announcement here.