New Year Honours 2016
Carolyn McCall DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Chief Executive • Guardian Media Group plc
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2016
“For services to the Aviation Industry.”
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2008
“For services to Women in Business.”
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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
31 December 2015
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
D.B.E.
To be Ordinary Dames Commander of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Ms Carolyn Julia McCALL O.B.E.
Chief Executive Officer, EasyJet
For services to the Aviation Industry.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61450 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
London Gazette page
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 2008
View this issue on the London Gazette ↗ · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
London
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Each honour in context
Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2008- Role at the time
- Chief Executive, Guardian Media Group plc
- Region
- London
“For services to Women in Business.”
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2016- Role at the time
- Chief Executive Officer
- Region
- Bedfordshire
“For services to the Aviation Industry.”
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How common is this award?
The Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 14 times in the New Year Honours List 2016 — about 1% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive Officer.
How widely is this recognised?
5,820 people have been recognised for Business & Economy.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2016
Barbara Windsor
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to charity and Entertainment”
Georgina Mace
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to Science.”
Glenys Stacey (mrs. Kyle)
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Oxfordshire
“For services to Education.”
Heather Rabbatts
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Kent
“For public service and services to Football and Equality”
Henrietta Moore
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to Social Sciences.”
Hilary Wykes
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to Clinical Psychology.”
Jane Phillips
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to Drama.”
Judith Hackitt
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Oxfordshire
“For services to Engineering and Health and Safety”
Lesley Fallowfield
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
East Sussex
“For services to Psycho-Oncology.”
Margaret Whitehead
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Cheshire
“For services to Public Health.”
Natalie Sara Massenet
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to the Fashion and Retail Industries.”
Rosalie Winterton
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
South Yorkshire
“For political and parliamentary service.”
Susan Jowett
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Nottinghamshire
“For services to Education.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Business & Economy
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 5,820 people have been recognised for Business & Economy. See the full list →
Deborah Wosskow
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Female Entrepreneurship and to Access to Finance for Women.”
Natalie Wade
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Creative Industries.”
Wendy Carlin
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Economics.”
Neeta Atkar
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Marlow, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Small Business Finance and the British Business Bank.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Lorna Williams
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ely, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Chemicals Industry.”
Gregory Mckinley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballymena, County Antrim
“For services to the Economy in Northern Ireland.”
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.”
Ernest Fallowfield
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bowness-On-Windermere, Cumbria
“For services to Tourism.”
Lance Uggla
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Business and to Philanthropy.”
Hollie Whittles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
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.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pino De Rosa
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Railway Industry.”
Nadeem Rizvi
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Industrial Laser Applications in Manufacturing.”
Elizabeth Prince
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
Charles Milne
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckie, Banffshire
“For services to Business and to Community Development in Buckie and Banffshire.”
Sakilbabu Kola
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Export Growth.”
Nadia Khan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women in the Music Industry.”
Georgina Hurcombe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bournemouth, Dorset
“For services to Television and the Creative Sector.”
Helene Martin Gee
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Folkestone, Kent
“For services to Women in Enterprise.”
Maurice Geddis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dromore, County Down
“For services to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland.”
Louise Ellis-frankland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Skipton, North Yorkshire
“For services to the Manufacturing Sector and to Employee Well-Being.”
George Fleming
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Business, to Employment and to Apprenticeships.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2016
London Gazette (official record), issue 61450, notice 2453980. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2016).
Published 31 December 2015.
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2008
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2008).
Published 14 June 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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