Birthday Honours 2018
Avril Lewis MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Managing Director • ESTnet and Member
“For services to the Technology Industry in Wales.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to the Technology Industry in Wales.
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
9 June 2018
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Ms Avril LEWIS
Managing Director, ESTnet and Member, Welsh Government Information and Communication Technology Sector Panel
For services to the Technology Industry in Wales.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62310 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Cardiff
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2018- Role at the time
- Managing Director, ESTnet and Member
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- Cardiff
“For services to the Technology Industry in Wales.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 497 times in the Birthday Honours List 2018 — about 37% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Managing Director, ESTnet and Member.
How widely is this recognised?
1,706 people have been recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2018
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Derbyshire
“For services to Business and to the community in Derbyshire.”
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Afriqnmun Lovejoy
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London
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Ahmed Bedri
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London
“For services to Education.”
Ajaz Ahmed
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London
“For services to Media.”
Akeela Ahmed
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London
“For services to Muslim Women.”
Alan Bruce
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Alan Creighton
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West Yorkshire
“For services to the Energy Industry.”
Alan Mclean
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“For services to the security of Her Majesty’s Government staff overseas.”
Alan Moss
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Shropshire
“For services to Apprentice Training.”
Alan Muddiman
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South Yorkshire
“For services to Health and Safety.”
Alasdair Gillies
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Dunbartonshire
“For services to Music, to the Gaelic Language and to charity.”
Alastair Boyle
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Lanarkshire
“For services to charity, particularly the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and to the Anthony Nolan Partnership.”
Alastair Ley
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Albert Pattison
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Durham
“For services to International Trade and to the Economy in the Tees Valley and to charity.”
Alexander Jackson
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Edinburgh
“For services to Cross Country Running in Scotland.”
Alexander Mustard
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Cambridgeshire
“For services to Underwater Photography.”
Alexander Usborne
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South Yorkshire
“For services to Exports in Media and Promoting Disability in Film.”
Alexander Wilkie
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Lanarkshire
“For services to the British and International Dairy Industry and to the community in Lanarkshire.”
Alexandra Cotton
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West Midlands
“For services to Mental Health.”
Alison Browning
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Surrey
“For services to Education and to the Personal Development of Young People.”
Alison Hopkins
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London
“For services to Nursing.”
Alison Vaughan
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London
“For services to Education.”
Alistair Handyside
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Devon
“For voluntary service to the Tourism Sector in the South West.”
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Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,706 people have been recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology. See the full list →
Stephen Andrew Smith
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Climate Science.”
Fiona Rayment
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Salford, Greater Manchester
“For services to Nuclear Engineering.”
Carol Brayne
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Medicine, Medical Research and Public Health.”
Polina Bayvel
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London, Greater London
“For services to Engineering and to Optical Communications.”
Lorna Dawson
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Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Innovations in Soil and Forensic Science.”
Andrew Morris
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Perth, Perth and Kinross
“For services to Medical Sciences, to Public Health and to Patient Care.”
Hayaatun Sillem
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London, Greater London
“For services to Engineering.”
Debra Padgett
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Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Biomedical Science in the NHS.”
Simeon Yates
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Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Digital Inclusion.”
Jian Zhang
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Bournemouth, Dorset
“For services to Computer Animation Research, to Education and to Innovation in STEM.”
Matthew Wilson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Robertsbridge, East Sussex
“For services to Blood Cancer Awareness and Research.”
Claire Vincent
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to Marine Science and to Women in Science.”
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.”
Martin Rolles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Healthcare Science and Cancer.”
Peter Robertson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Research and Innovation in Northern Ireland.”
Professor Riley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Research and Education around Black British Music.”
Beena Puri
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Digital Inclusion.”
Ghulam Ng
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Medical Research and Healthcare.”
Ian Marson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Migration and Borders Technology.”
James Markey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Guildford, Surrey
“For services to the Technology Sector.”
Carolyn Heitmeyer
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Social Science.”
Jane Gate
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Thatcham, Berkshire
“For services to Science and the Innovation Ecosystem.”
Maurice Geddis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dromore, County Down
“For services to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland.”
Mark Downs
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Deal, Kent
“For services to Biology.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2018
London Gazette (official record), issue 62310, notice 3042000. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2018).
Published 8 June 2018.
Location (Cardiff) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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