New Year Honours 2014
Alan Parker
Knight Bachelor
Chief Executive Officer • Whitbread Group
Knight Bachelor · 2014
“For services to Business, Charitable Giving and Philanthropy in the UK.”
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2008
“For services to the Hospitality Industry.”
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Knight Bachelor
For services to Business, Charitable Giving and Philanthropy in the UK.
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Knight Bachelor · 2014
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 2008
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Location
Surrey
In context
Each honour in context
Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2008- Role at the time
- Chief Executive Officer, Whitbread Group
- Region
- Surrey
“For services to the Hospitality Industry.”
Knight Bachelor
New Year Honours 2014- Role at the time
- Founder and Chairman, Brunswick Group LLP and Chair
- Region
- London
“For services to Business, Charitable Giving and Philanthropy in the UK.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 21 times in the New Year Honours List 2014 — about 1% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Founder and Chairman, Brunswick Group LLP and Chair.
How widely is this recognised?
5,820 people have been recognised for Business & Economy.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the New Year Honours 2014
Adrian Peter Bird
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Edinburgh
“For services to Science.”
Antony Mark David Gormley
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“For services to the Arts.”
Craig Tunstall
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“For services to Education.”
David Nigel Dalton
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Cheshire
“For services to Healthcare.”
Godfrey Henry Oliver Palmer
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Midlothian
“For services to Human Rights, Science and charity.”
Ian Michael Cheshire
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“For services to Business, Sustainability and the Environment.”
Julian Roger Seymour
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“For public service.”
Mark Worthington
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“For public service.”
Michael Edwards
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
“For services to UK/French cultural relations.”
Michael Griffiths
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Northamptonshire
“for Boys and President, Association of School and College Leaders.”
Michael Roger Gifford
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“For services to International Business, Culture and the City of London.”
Michael Victor Codron
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“For services to the Theatre.”
Michael Wilkins
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
North Yorkshire
“For services to Education.”
Noel Robert Malcolm
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Oxfordshire
“For services to Scholarship, Journalism and European History.”
Paul Collier
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Oxfordshire
“For services to Promoting Research and Policy Change in Africa.”
Paul Tucker
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“For services to Central Banking.”
Peter James Luff
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Worcestershire
“for Mid- Worcester.”
Peter John Ratcliffe
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Oxfordshire
“For services to Clinical Medicine.”
Richard William Blundell
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“for the Micro-Economic Analysis of Public Policy IFS.”
Roger Michael De Haan
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Kent
“For services to Education and to charity in Kent and Overseas.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Business & Economy
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 5,820 people have been recognised for Business & Economy. See the full list →
Deborah Wosskow
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Female Entrepreneurship and to Access to Finance for Women.”
Natalie Wade
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Creative Industries.”
Wendy Carlin
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Economics.”
Neeta Atkar
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Marlow, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Small Business Finance and the British Business Bank.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Lorna Williams
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ely, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Chemicals Industry.”
Gregory Mckinley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballymena, County Antrim
“For services to the Economy in Northern Ireland.”
James Fraser
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.”
Ernest Fallowfield
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bowness-On-Windermere, Cumbria
“For services to Tourism.”
Lance Uggla
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Business and to Philanthropy.”
Hollie Whittles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
Ann Watson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Advancement of Skills in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sector.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pino De Rosa
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Railway Industry.”
Nadeem Rizvi
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Industrial Laser Applications in Manufacturing.”
Elizabeth Prince
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
Charles Milne
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckie, Banffshire
“For services to Business and to Community Development in Buckie and Banffshire.”
Sakilbabu Kola
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Export Growth.”
Nadia Khan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women in the Music Industry.”
Georgina Hurcombe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bournemouth, Dorset
“For services to Television and the Creative Sector.”
Helene Martin Gee
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Folkestone, Kent
“For services to Women in Enterprise.”
Maurice Geddis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dromore, County Down
“For services to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland.”
Louise Ellis-frankland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Skipton, North Yorkshire
“For services to the Manufacturing Sector and to Employee Well-Being.”
George Fleming
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Business, to Employment and to Apprenticeships.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Knight Bachelor · 2014
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2014).
Published 31 December 2013.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2008
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2008).
Published 14 June 2008.
Location (Surrey) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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