Birthday Honours 2008
Andrew Maxwell Coppel CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chair • Tourism Ireland Limited
“For services to the Tourism Industry.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 2008
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Surrey
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2008- Role at the time
- Chair, Tourism Ireland Limited
- Region
- Surrey
“For services to the Tourism Industry.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 108 times in the Birthday Honours List 2008 — about 9% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chair, Tourism Ireland Limited.
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 Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2008
Aileen Margaret Keel
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Edinburgh
Alan Parker
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Surrey
“For services to the Hospitality Industry.”
Andrew William Reid
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Staffordshire
“for Children, Schools and Families.”
Anthony Cohen
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Edinburgh
“For services to Higher Education in Scotland.”
Anthony Howard Goldstone
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Hertfordshire
“For services to Medicine.”
Anthony Paul Rossi
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Norfolk
“For services to Heritage and to Conservation.”
Antony Hales
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Warwickshire
“For services to the Armed Forces.”
Brian Edward McHenry
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“For public and voluntary service.”
Brian Ion Duerden of Medical Microbiology
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Gwent
“For services to Medicine and to Charity.”
Brian Magenis
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“For public and voluntary service.”
Carew Lovell Wilks
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Charles Adrian Hobbs
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Berkshire
Charles Stuart Bell
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“For services to Healthcare.”
Christopher Charles Dyer
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Leicestershire
“for English Local History, University of Leicester.”
Christopher Kenneth Davidson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Essex
Clive Richard Elderton
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Colin Andrew Findlay
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Colin McLeod Milne
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Inverness-shire
“For services to the Administration of Justice.”
David Darling
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Warwickshire
“For services to the Computer Games Industry.”
David Thomas Smith
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.”
Denis Rooney
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Belfast
“for Ireland.”
Derek Maurice Wise
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Northumberland
“For services to local and national Education.”
Desmond Bernard O’Connor
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“For services to Entertainment and to Broadcasting.”
Dianne Marie Willcocks
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
North Yorkshire
“For services to Higher Education and to the community in Yorkshire.”
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Deborah Wosskow
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London, Greater London
“For services to Female Entrepreneurship and to Access to Finance for Women.”
Natalie Wade
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Creative Industries.”
Wendy Carlin
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Economics.”
Neeta Atkar
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Marlow, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Small Business Finance and the British Business Bank.”
Raymond Pritchard
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“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
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“For services to Business and to Philanthropy.”
Hollie Whittles
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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
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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.”
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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 (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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