Mark Adlestone was recently recognised for his business and charity-related services.
Following the announcement in the Queen’s Birthday Honour’s List of his award of OBE, Mark Adlestone, the chairman of Beaverbrooks and charity-figurehead, was invited to Buckingham Palace for his investiture as an ‘Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire’.
The award was made in recognition of Mark’s services to business and charity in the North of England.
The Fed’s chief executive, Karen Phillips, said: “Mark was a crucial driving force in seeing through the merger in 2009 of two of our community’s oldest social care charities to form what is today The Fed.”
Mark was joined at the palace by his wife Gabrielle and daughters, Libby, Tara, and Chloe.
He later commented: “I was thrilled to receive my award from Her Majesty The Queen in this special year when she became the longest serving monarch in our history.”