New Year Honours 2009
Ben Jeffrey Peter SUMMERSKILL OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
businessperson
“For services to Equality and Diversity.”
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New Year Honours 2009- Role at the time
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“For services to Equality and Diversity.”
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“For services to Equality and Diversity.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 232 times in the New Year Honours List 2009 — about 24% of the list.
In their area
1,264 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from London.
What organisation were they with?
businessperson.
How widely is this recognised?
2,161 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2009
Adam Erskine Peat
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Dorset
“Lately Public Services Ombudsman for Wales.”
Adam Suddaby
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Leicestershire
“Vice-Principal, Leicester College. For services to local and national Further Education.”
Adrian Oswald Wynn Cave
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“For services to the community in Ealing, London.”
Aileen Mcglynn
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Glasgow
“Cyclist. For services to Disabled Sport.”
Alan Edward Deighton
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“Lately Safety Advice Manager, Department for Transport.”
Alexander Stephen
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Dundee
“Chief Executive, Dundee City Council. For services to Local Government.”
Andrew Charles Hutchinson
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Cambridgeshire
“Executive Principal, Parkside Federation, Cambridgeshire. For services to Education.”
Anis Rahman
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Middlesex
“For voluntary service to Bangladeshi People.”
Ann Irene Duddy
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Londonderry
“Director of Nursing, Altnagelvin Hospital Trust. For services to Healthcare in Northern Ireland and Overseas.”
Arnold Roy Vandermeer
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Hertfordshire
“For voluntary service to the community in Hertfordshire.”
Asha Khemka
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Staffordshire
“Principal and Chief Executive, West Nottinghamshire College. For services to Further Education.”
Bernard Lewis
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Buckinghamshire
“For charitable services.”
Boni Patricia Sones
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Cambridgeshire
“For services to Broadcasting and to the Public Relations Industry.”
Brian Mccargo
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Belfast
“For services to Sport and to the Special Olympics in Northern Ireland.”
Brian Richard Calvert Kemp
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Gloucestershire
“For services to International Trade in the South West.”
Brian Wentworth Sinnamon
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Antrim
“Business Manager, Judicial Services Group, Northern Ireland Court Service, Ministry of Justice. For public and voluntary service.”
Brig Peter Neil Ralli Stewart-Richardson
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Norfolk
“For services to Humanitarian Aid in Afghanistan and to the Army Benevolent Fund in Norfolk.”
Brigadier John Hemsley
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Somerset
“For voluntary service to the St John Ambulance Brigade and to the community in Somerset.”
Captain Michael Charles Gordon-Lennox
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
West Sussex
“Chairman, St Dunstan''s. For voluntary service to Visually Impaired Ex-Servicemen and Women.”
Carl Henry Lis
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Lancashire
“For services to the community in the Yorkshire Dales.”
Carole Eniffer
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“Policy Adviser, Violent Crime Unit, Crime and Drug Strategy Directorate, Home Office.”
Carole Snee
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
“For services to Urban Regeneration in East London.”
Caroline Elizabeth Breakey
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Armagh
“For services to Rural and Community Development in Northern Ireland.”
Catherine Ann Archer
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
West Yorkshire
“Lately Chief Executive, West Yorkshire Police Authority. For services to the Police.”
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Alice Wintergold
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Haywards Heath, West Sussex
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Tyron Marcus Woodford
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Swindon, Wiltshire
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Alison Turner
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“Chair, Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Foundation UK. For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community”
Christopher Symes
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Ellesmere, Shropshire
“Trustee and lately Chair, The Lyneal Trust. For services to Disabled People”
Barbara Celia Sved
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London, Greater London
“For services to Disabled and Learning Disabled Adults in Harrow and Northwood, Greater London”
Jennifer Elizabeth Smyth
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Londonderry, County Londonderry
“For services to Disability Sport”
Scott Rogers
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Saint Helens, Merseyside
“Lately Head Coach, England National Amputee Football Team. For services to Disability Sport”
Mary Mitchell
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
“National Returns Progression Officer, Home Office. For services to Diversity and Inclusion”
Jenny Ann McBRIEN
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belfast, County Borough of Belfast
“Patient Advocate. For services to Women Living with Breast Cancer”
Fiona Jayne Knight
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corwen, Clwyd
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities and to Autistic People”
Eleanor Sarah Guedalla
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football for Women and Marginalised Communities”
David Green
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“Duty Manager, Transport for Greater Manchester. For services to Diversity and Inclusion in Manchester”
Claire Flowers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“Chief Executive Officer, Girlguiding Ulster. For services to Girls and Young Women”
Sharon Brown
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
“Chief Executive, DIAL Barnsley. For services to Disabled People”
Maureen Bingham
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lydney, Gloucestershire
“Supply Chain, Defence Equipment and Support and Menopause Network Chair, Ministry of Defence. For services to Operational Delivery, Logistics and to Diversity and Inclusion”
Sharifa Begum
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Employment Adviser, Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Women”
Claire Alleguen
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hove, East Sussex
“Local Engagement Manager and Chair of OUTbound Network, Transport for London. For services to Diversity and Inclusion”
Simeon John Yates
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“Professor of Digital Culture, University of Liverpool. For services to Digital Inclusion.”
Hollie Whittles
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“Founder and Director, Purple Frog Systems and Fraggleworks. For services to Women in Business”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-on-Thames, Surrey
“Member, National Autistic Society. For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities”
Claire Vincent
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“Deputy Director Marine and Fisheries Division, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs. For services to Marine Science and to Women in Science”
Wilhelmina Tokcumboh Smallman
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Birchington, Kent
“Lately Archdeacon of Southend and Campaigner. For services to Social Justice and to Women's Safety”
Clive Smith
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cannock, Staffordshire
“Honorary Life Vice-President and lately National Equine Lead, Riding for the Disabled Association. For voluntary services to Disabled Riders”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2009
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2009). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 30 December 2008.
Location (London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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