New Year Honours 2008
Allan Edward Cook CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chief Executive • Cobham plc
Organisation: Cobham plc
“For services to the Defence and Aerospace Industries.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to the Defence and Aerospace Industries.
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Dorset
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2008- Role at the time
- Chief Executive, Cobham plc
- Region
- Dorset
“For services to the Defence and Aerospace Industries.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 105 times in the New Year Honours List 2008 — about 9% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive, Cobham plc.
How widely is this recognised?
1,144 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2008
Alan Douglas Garwood
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Hertfordshire
Alan Keith McCulloch Miller
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Alex Linkston
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
West Lothian
“For services to Local Government.”
Alexander Andrew Flockhart
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
“For services to British business and charitable interests in Mexico.”
Andrew Cameron
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Ayrshire
“For services to the Police.”
Andrew Stephen Warde
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Angela Isabella Agnes Lennox
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Leicestershire
“For services to Healthcare.”
Angela Mary Bernstein of Craigweil
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“For services to the Arts.”
Angela Mason
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“for Communities and Local Government.”
Ann Denise Hogbin
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“for England.”
Ann Judith Lloyd
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Gloucestershire
Anthony Gordon Douglas
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“For services to Family Justice and to Adoption.”
Bill Kirkup
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Tyne and Wear
Director General
Bishop Charles Caruana
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
“For charitable services in Gibraltar.”
Brendan Foster
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Northumberland
“For services to Sport.”
Brian Geoffrey Spratt of Molecular Microbiology
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Oxfordshire
“For services to Science.”
Brian Henry Leonard
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“for Culture, Media and Sport.”
Brian Woods-Scawen
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Warwickshire
“For services to Business and to the community in the West Midlands.”
Bronwen Mary Curtis
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Northamptonshire
“For services to the community.”
Bruce Nicholas Bromley Williams
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Carolyn Jane Stait
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Charles Robert Saumarez Smith
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“For services to Art.”
Christine Braddock
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Worcestershire
“For services to Further Education.”
Christine Hawley
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“For services to Architectural Education.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Defence & Armed Forces
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,144 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces. See the full list →
John Peel
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bideford, Devon
“For voluntary service to the Royal Marines, the Royal Marines Charity and the Veteran Community.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Roderick Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands.”
Mark Rowlands
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Portishead, Somerset
“For services to Defence.”
Pandora Reilly
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Helen Ralph
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Duncan Macdonald
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Roger Lewis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Penarth, South Glamorgan
“For voluntary services to Service Personnel and Veterans.”
Matthew Davenport
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Cooper
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing and to Defence.”
John Ambler
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Emsworth, Hampshire
“For voluntary service to Military History.”
Gillian Wright
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Charlotte Potter
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
David Halliday
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Liphook, Hampshire
“For services to Service Personnel, Veterans and Families.”
Andrew Elliott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Elizabeth Butler
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dartford, Kent
“For voluntary service to Veterans and to Public Service.”
Christopher Bailey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Siobhan Alloway
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Start
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Longfield, Kent
“For services to Defence.”
Natalie Moore
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Steven Carlier
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belper, Derbyshire
“For services to Defence.”
David Waters
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Preston, Lancashire
“For Voluntary Service to Veterans.”
Elaine Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Defence and to Charitable Fundraising.”
Martin Uden
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Veterans of the Korean War, and to UK/Korea relations.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
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 (New Year Honours List 2008).
Published 29 December 2007.
Location (Dorset) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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