Birthday Honours 2015
Barbara Shirley Hann CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chief Executive
“Lately Chief Executive, ACE Credit Union Services. For services to the Financially Excluded.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Lately Chief Executive, ACE Credit Union Services. For services to the Financially Excluded.
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2015- Role at the time
- Chief Executive
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- Tyne and Wear
“Lately Chief Executive, ACE Credit Union Services. For services to the Financially Excluded.”
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“Lately Chief Executive, ACE Credit Union Services. 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 116 times in the Birthday Honours List 2015 — about 8% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive.
How widely is this recognised?
1,958 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 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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“Chair, Tees Valley Local Enterprise Partnership. For services to the Tees Valley Region.”
Alexander Moinet Poots
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London
“Chief Executive Officer and Artistic Director, Manchester International Festival. For services to the Arts.”
Amanda Nevill
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London
“Chief Executive, British Film Institute. For services to the Film Industry.”
Andrew Harold Mitchell
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London
“Lately Programme Director, Crossrail. For services to Civil Engineering.”
Andrew John Street
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Northamptonshire
“Managing Director, John Lewis plc. For services to Economic Growth and Chair, Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership.”
Anthony David Steen
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London
“Chairman, the Human Trafficking Foundation. For services to Fighting Modern Day Slavery”
Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch
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London
“Actor. For services to the Performing Arts and to Charity.”
Carol Burke
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West Midlands
“Managing Director, Unipart Manufacturing Group. For services to Engineering.”
Carole Ann Oatway
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Glasgow
“Chief Executive, Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority. For services to Victims of Crime.”
Carole Stone
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London
“For services to Market Research and to charity.”
Charles William Plant
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Kent
“Chair, Solicitors Regulation Authority Board. For services to Legal Education and Regulation.”
Chiwetel Ejiofor
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London
“Actor. For services to Drama.”
Christina Ann Potter
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Edinburgh
“Principal, Dundee and Angus College. For services to Education.”
Christina Henking Muller Rees
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Hertfordshire
“For services to the Church of England.”
Christopher Charles Maxim Hole
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London
“Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Universal Music Group International. For services to the Music Industry.”
Christopher Harrison
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
North Yorkshire
“Deputy Director, Specialist Delivery Criminal Investigation, HM Revenue and Customs. For services to Revenue Protection and voluntary service to Justice.”
Clare Elizabeth Matterson
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Suffolk
“Director of Strategy, Wellcome Trust. For services to Public Engagement with Science.”
Clarissa Mary Baldwin
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London
“Lately Chief Executive, Dogs Trust. For services to Animal Welfare.”
Councillor David Simmonds
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London
“Deputy Leader, London Borough of Hillingdon and Executive Member, Local Government Association. For services to Children, Families and Local Government.”
Councillor Peter Golds
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London
“Councillor, London Borough of Tower Hamlets. For services to Local Government.”
David Neill Bull
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Buckinghamshire
“Chief Executive, UNICEF UK. For humanitarian services.”
Diana Owen
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Nottinghamshire
“Chief Executive and Trustee, LEAD Academy Trust. For services to Education.”
Dominic Crispin Adam Simon
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Somerset
“Lately Managing Director, Trade Group, UK Trade and Investment. For services to the Development of Trade for UK Exporters.”
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Alice Wintergold
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Tyron Woodford
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Alison Turner
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Ellesmere, Shropshire
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Barbara Sved
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London, Greater London
“For services to Disabled and Learning Disabled Adults in Harrow and Northwood, Greater London.”
Jennifer Smyth
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Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
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Scott Rogers
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Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Mary Mitchell
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Fiona Knight
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Corwen, Clwyd
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities and to Autistic People.”
David Green
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Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion in Manchester.”
Claire Flowers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to Girls and Young Women.”
Sharon Brown
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
“For services to Disabled People.”
Maureen Bingham
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lydney, Gloucestershire
“For services to Operational Delivery, Logistics and to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Sharifa Begum
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women.”
Claire Alleguen
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hove, East Sussex
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Simeon Yates
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Digital Inclusion.”
Hollie Whittles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Claire Vincent
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to Marine Science and to Women in Science.”
Clive Smith
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Cannock, Staffordshire
“For voluntary services to Disabled Riders.”
Ronald Sawford
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Kettering, Northamptonshire
“For services to Charity and to Disabled People.”
Karen Salter (kay Salter)
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Disabled People and to the community in Bexley.”
Becky Ruddy
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Thurso, Caithness
“For services to Women in the Nuclear Industry.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2015
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2015).
Published 15 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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