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Old Birkonian Awarded an OBE

19 Jun 2026
Written by Shelly Wardman
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OB John Boumphrey has been awarded an OBE in the King's Birthday Honours list.

John joined Amazon in 2011 and spent four years as Director of Amazon’s Media, Home and Leisure businesses. He then moved to Seattle for three years, as Vice President for Amazon’s Consumables Programs, before leading Amazon Fashion in Europe. He now is the Country Manager for Amazon’s business across the UK and Ireland, where he is responsible for serving customers, communities and partners.

A fantastic acheivement for one of the schools OBs.

 

 

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