London Gatwick chair Baroness Margaret Ford of Cunninghame O.B.E. recognised in King’s New Year Honours List

On the announcement of the King’s New Year Honours List 2025 we would like to take the opportunity to congratulate London Gatwick chair Baroness Margaret Ford of Cunninghame O.B.E. who has been named a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO), for her work as former Chair of the Buckingham Palace Reservicing Programme Challenge Board.

Stewart Wingate, CEO, London Gatwick, said: “On behalf of everyone at London Gatwick I’m pleased to congratulate Baroness Ford on her inclusion in the New Year Honours list which marks the achievements and service of extraordinary people across the United Kingdom. We are delighted that she has been named a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO), in the Kings New Year Honours List.”

Notes:

1. Baroness Ford is one of the most experienced chairs in the UK having chaired four public companies and acted as a senior director on a further four. In addition, she has chaired several privately owned businesses and National Government bodies, mainly in the infrastructure/regulated sector. She stepped down from Deloitte in November 2023, when she joined London Gatwick as chair, having served on Deloitte’s European and UK Boards and the Global Advisory board. She recently completed six years chairing the Challenge Board of the building renewal programme at Buckingham Palace. She is a trustee of the British Olympic Association and Honorary President of Epilepsy Action. She sits as a Crossbench Peer in the House of Lords and in 2019 was awarded an OBE for services to business and sport.
2. The New Year Honours are awarded each year to recipients who have made outstanding contributions to society, community, or their area of work, and this year more than 1200 people across the UK have been recognised. The full list of recipients can be found here  Page N1 | Supplement 64607, 31 December 2024 | London Gazette | The Gazette )