In the Queen’s Birthday Honours, announced this morning Brian Souter, Chief executive of Stagecoach Group plc has been awarded a knighthood for "Services to Transport & the Voluntary Sector".http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2011/06/10/stagecoach-founder-brian-souter-awarded-knighthood-as-scots-achievements-marked-in-queen-s-birthday-honours-list-86908-23192948/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13732883
Also, Wright Group founder William Wright, 83, has been awarded a CBE for “services to the bus industry in Northern Ireland.” He was awarded an OBE in 2001.
