Birthday Honours 2015
Barbara Hann CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chief Executive
“For services to the Financially Excluded.”
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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
13 June 2015
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:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Ms Barbara Shirley HANN
lately Chief Executive, ACE Credit Union Services
For services to the Financially Excluded.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61256 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Tyne and Wear
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- Chief Executive
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“For services to the Financially Excluded.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 114 times in the Birthday Honours List 2015 — about 8% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive.
How widely is this recognised?
2,109 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.
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 2015
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Alexander Anderson
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Durham
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Alexander Poots
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“For services to the Arts.”
Amanda Nevill
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Andrew Mitchell
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“For services to Civil Engineering.”
Andrew Richards
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Cambridgeshire
“For services to Investment in the Life Sciences Industry.”
Andrew Street
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Northamptonshire
“For services to Economic Growth and Chair, Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership.”
Angela Gallop
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Oxfordshire
“For services to Forensic Science.”
Ann Limb
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Buckinghamshire
“For political service.”
Anthony Holland
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Cambridgeshire
“For services to Psychiatry.”
Anthony Steen
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“For services to fighting Modern Day Slavery.”
Benedict Cumberbatch
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London
“For services to the Performing Arts and to Charity.”
Carol Burke
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West Midlands
“For services to Engineering.”
Carole Oatway
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Glasgow
“For services to Victims of Crime.”
Carole Stone
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London
“For services to Market Research and to charity.”
Chaand Nagpaul
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London
“For services to Primary Care.”
Charles Plant
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Kent
“For services to Legal Education and Regulation.”
Chiwetel Ejiofor
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London
“For services to Drama.”
Christina Potter
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Edinburgh
“For services to Education.”
Christina Rees
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Hertfordshire
“For services to the Church of England.”
Christopher Gilligan
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Cambridgeshire
“For services to Plant Health in the field of Epidemiology.”
Christopher Harrison
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North Yorkshire
“For services to Revenue Protection and voluntary service to Justice.”
Christopher Hole
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London
“For services to the Music Industry.”
Clare Matterson
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Suffolk
“For services to Public Engagement with Science.”
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Christopher Symes
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Ellesmere, Shropshire
“For services to Disabled People.”
Scott Rogers
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Saint Helens, Merseyside
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Claire Flowers
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Bangor, County Down
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Sharon Brown
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Barnsley, South Yorkshire
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Hollie Whittles
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Emma Whitfield
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Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
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Ronald Sawford
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Kettering, Northamptonshire
“For services to Charity and to Disabled People.”
Karen Salter (kay Salter)
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London, Greater London
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Diane Redfern
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Slough, Berkshire
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Elizabeth Prince
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Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
Nadia Khan
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London, Greater London
“For services to Women in the Music Industry.”
Imran Hafeez
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Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Literacy Development and Social Inclusion in Bradford, West Yorkshire.”
Pamela Garbett
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Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Foster Care and to Children with Disabilities and their Families.”
John Garbett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Foster Care and to Children with Disabilities and their Families.”
Helene Martin Gee
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Folkestone, Kent
“For services to Women in Enterprise.”
Douglas Bott
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Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Disabled People.”
Olubukola Babajide
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Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Technology, to Business and to Inclusion.”
Kristian Barnfield-guest
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York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Chenelle Ansah
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London, Greater London
“For services to Investment, to Women in Business and to Charity.”
Yasmin Khan
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Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
“For services to Ending Domestic Abuse and Violence Against Women.”
Diana Brightmore-armour
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London, Greater London
“For services to Women and Diversity in Financial Services.”
Martin Coppack
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Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Social Equality and Inclusion.”
Janet Jeffrey
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“For services to Children with Disabilities in Lesotho.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2015
London Gazette (official record), issue 61256, notice 2347724. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2015).
Published 13 June 2015.
Location (Tyne and Wear) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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