New Year Honours 2015
Caroline RUSH, CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chief Executive • British Fashion Council
Organisation: British Fashion Council
“For services to the British Fashion Industry.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to the British Fashion Industry.
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Location
London
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2015- Role at the time
- Chief Executive, British Fashion Council
- Region
- London
“For services to the British Fashion Industry.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 119 times in the New Year Honours List 2015 — about 9% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive, British Fashion Council.
How widely is this recognised?
4,560 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture.
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 New Year Honours 2015
Adeeba Malik, M.B.E.,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
West Yorkshire
“For services to Interfaith and Community Cohesion.”
Alan Davey,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to the Arts.”
Alan Michael Eccles,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Staffordshire
Alasdair Glen Stirling,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Somerset
“For services to Defence.”
Alastair Scott Dickinson,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
late Corps of Royal Engineers
Ali Smith,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Cambridgeshire
“For services to Literature.”
Alice Mary Maynard,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Buckinghamshire
“For services to People with Disabilities and their Families.”
Alistair Stanyer Burns,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Cheshire
“for Dementia.”
Amanda Elizabeth Chessell,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Hampshire
“For services to Engineering.”
Amanda Elizabeth Wills
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
Amanda Margaret Tincknell,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Hampshire
“For services to the charitable sector.”
Amanda Phillips,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Essex
“For services to Education.”
Andrew Wyllie,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Buckinghamshire
Chief Executive
Anna Danielle Van Der Gaag,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
West Sussex
“For services to Health and Care.”
Anne Helen Richards, C.V.O.,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Edinburgh
Barbara Spicer,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Merseyside
“For services to Education, Learning and Skills.”
Benjamin John Bathurst, O.B.E.,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Bill Whyte,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
East Lothian
Brent Shawzin Hoberman
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to Entrepreneurship.”
Carl Morell Scott, A.F.C.,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Caroline Elizabeth Whalley,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to Education.”
Carolyn Makinson,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
USA
Executive Director
Christopher Brinsmead,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Cheshire
David Anthony Purser,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Hertfordshire
In the same field
Others recognised for Arts & Culture
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,560 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture. See the full list →
Malorie Blackman
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Literature.”
Cerys Matthews,
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Music.”
Mukesh Sharma
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to Heritage.”
Julia Catherine Donaldson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Horsham, West Sussex
“For services to Literature.”
Richard Starrs
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Julia Jones
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthenshire, Dyfed
“For services to Music.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Shirley Henderson (shirley Mcgill)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Drama.”
James Fraser
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.”
John Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Helen Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Daniel Crow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Artists and to Arts and Heritage.”
David Cottle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Jazz Music.”
Rebecca Chapman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to Inclusive Theatre.”
Marilyn Blieck
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Prestwick, Ayrshire and Arran
“For services to Music and to the community in Ayrshire.”
Christopher Gaze
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Arts and Culture in Canada.”
Stephen Watson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Broadcasting and to Kidney Transplant Awareness and to Fundraising in Northern Ireland.”
Iain Varah
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dunmow, Essex
“For services to Public Libraries, Culture and Leisure.”
Peter Talbot
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Eastbourne, East Sussex
“For services to the Arts.”
Paul Stacey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Theatre.”
Lisa Riley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Drama and to Charity.”
Garry Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Suzanne Raine
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Heritage.”
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 (New Year Honours List 2015).
Published 31 December 2014.
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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