Birthday Honours 2011
Anthony Gerard HAWKHEAD
Knight Bachelor
“Chief Executive, Groundwork. For services to Environmental Regeneration.”
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Knight Bachelor
Chief Executive, Groundwork. For services to Environmental Regeneration.
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“Chief Executive, Groundwork. For services to Environmental Regeneration.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 21 times in the Birthday Honours List 2011 — about 2% of the list.
In their area
10 Knight Bachelor recipients are from West Midlands.
How widely is this recognised?
1,110 people have been recognised for Environment & Agriculture.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the Birthday Honours 2011
Alan Meale
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Nottinghamshire
“For public and political services.”
Brian Souter
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Perth and Kinross
“Chief Executive, Stagecoach Group plc. For services to Transport and to the Voluntary Sector.”
Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Surrey
“For services to Entertainment and to Charity.”
Christopher Anthony Woodhead
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Shropshire
“Chairman, Cognita Schools and Professor of Education, University of Buckingham. For services to Education.”
Councillor Edward Julian Lister
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
London
“Leader, Wandsworth Council. For services to Local Government.”
David Hartmann Higgins
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
London
“Lately Chief Executive, Olympics Delivery Authority. For services to Regeneration.”
Dr Henry Burns
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Renfrewshire
“Chief Medical Officer for Scotland, Scottish Government.”
Dr Hugh Reginald Brentnall Pelham
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Cambridgeshire
“Director, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Medical Research Council. For services to Science.”
Frank Chapman
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Surrey
“Chief Executive, BG Group. For services to the Oil and Gas Industries.”
Graham Robert Watson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Somerset
“For public and political services.”
Henry Cecil
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Suffolk
“Trainer. For services to Horse Racing.”
John Wilfred Peace
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Nottinghamshire
“Chairman, Standard Chartered Bank. For services to Business and to the Voluntary Sector.”
Paul Michael Williams
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Stockton-on-Tees, Cardiff
“Lately Director-General, Health and Social Services, Welsh Assembly Government and Chief Executive, NHS Wales.”
Peter Austin Simpson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Northamptonshire
“Executive Principal, Brooke Weston Partnership Northamptonshire. For services to Education.”
Professor Kent Linton Woods
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Leicestershire
“Chief Executive, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency. For services to Healthcare.”
Professor Mark Edward Welland
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Cambridgeshire
“Chief Scientific Adviser, Ministry of Defence.”
Professor Peter John Gregson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Belfast
“President and Vice-Chancellor, Queen's University Belfast. For services to Higher Education.”
Professor Robert Geoffrey Edwards
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Cambridgeshire
“Scientist, Reproductive Biology. For services to Human Reproductive Biology.”
Professor Roger Michael Boyle
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Surrey
“National Clinical Director for Heart Disease and Stroke. For services to Medicine.”
Professor Steven Murray Smith
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Devon
“Vice-Chancellor, University of Exeter and President, Universities UK. For services to local and national Higher Education.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Environment & Agriculture
Across the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,110 people have been recognised for Environment & Agriculture. See the full list →
Clare Olver
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Warrington, Cheshire
“Programmes Manager, Community Forest Trust. For services to Community Forestry”
Stephen Jess
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“Lately Senior Scientific Officer, Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute. For services to Agriculture in Northern Ireland”
Adrian Bennett Isaac
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Boston, Lincolnshire
“Founder and Chair, Boston Woods Trust. For services to the Environment”
Keith Chalmers-Watson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
North Berwick, East Lothian
“Life Member and lately Chair of World Pheasant Association. For services to Wild Bird Research and Conservation”
Philip Brett Stocker
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Badminton, Gloucestershire
“Chief Executive Officer, National Sheep Association. For services to Farming and to Animal Welfare”
Stephen Michael Smith
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“Executive Director, CO2RE and Associate Professor of Greenhouse Gas Removal, University of Oxford. For services to Climate Science”
George Edward Spencer Seligman
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Romsey, Hampshire
“For services to the Environment”
Juliet Sargeant
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“Garden Designer, Juliet Sargeant Gardens and Landscapes. For services to Horticulture”
David Sawkins
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Holm, Orkney
“Deputy Harbour Master, Strategy and Support, Orkney Islands Council. For services to Port and Harbour Development and to Environmental Management”
John Rochford
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hertford, Hertfordshire
“Liveryman, Worshipful Company of Gardeners. For services to Horticulture”
Pamela Christine Rawling
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“Lately Education for Sustainable Development Manager, Early Years and Childcare, The Education People. For services to Early Years and Education for Sustainable Development”
Andrew Page
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ringwood, Hampshire
“Wildlife Ranger Manager, Forestry Commission. For services to Forestry”
Stewart William Muir
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Liskeard, Cornwall
“Lately Policy Officer, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. For services to Wildlife Conservation”
William Robert Lyon Moore
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Derry, County Londonderry
“For services to the Agriculture Sector in Northern Ireland”
Becki Lawson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Zoology Zoological Society of London. For services to Wildlife Health”
Simon John Humphreys
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dorking, Surrey
“For services to the Environment”
Stephen John Hughson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newbridge on Wye, Powys
“For services to Agriculture and to Tourism and Events in Wales”
Caterina Goodhart
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Founder, London School of Picture and Frame Conservation. For services to Conservation and Heritage Crafts”
Ian Glendinning
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Magherafelt, County Londonderry
“Managing Director, Irish Grouse Conservation Trust. For services to Country Sports and to Conservation”
Alison Field
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Winchester, Hampshire
“President, Royal Forestry Society. For services to Forestry”
Sarah Eberle
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Witney, Oxfordshire
“For services to Horticulture”
Matthew Philip Lindsey-Clark
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Doynton, Gloucestershire
“Treasurer, Royal Horticultural Society. For services to Horticulture and to Philanthropy”
Sarah Jane Chimbwandira
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bordon, Hampshire
“Chief Executive Officer, Surrey Wildlife Trust. For services to the Environment”
Bridget Biddell
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Farnham, Surrey
“Chair, Country Land and Business Association Charitable Trust. For services to Environmental Restoration and to Charity”
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Knight Bachelor · 2011
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2011). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 14 June 2011.
Location (West Midlands) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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