Peter Westgarth

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Peter Allen Westgarth CVO was the chief executive, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award (DofE) and former chief executive of Young Enterprise UK, Oxford. [1] In 2006, he was awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise Promotion. [2]

Westgarth joined The Duke of Edinburgh's Award in 2005 and oversaw a complete rebrand, leaving in 2019. [3] He was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) in the 2020 New Year Honours. [4]

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  4. "No. 62866". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 2019. p. N5.