Urenco Chairman Knighted in 2014 Queen’s Birthday Honours
16 June 2014 GlobalThe Urenco Board is delighted to announce that Chairman, Dr John Hood, has received a Knighthood in the 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours list.
Dr Hood has been made a Knights Companion with the title Sir John Hood KNZM for his services to tertiary education.
Helmut Engelbrecht, CEO, Urenco, comments:
“John has made an outstanding contribution to education both in New Zealand and in the UK. On behalf of the Urenco Group, I congratulate him on the honour bestowed.”
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