New Year Honours 2016
Carolyn Mccall DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Chief Executive
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
“Chief Executive, Guardian Media Group plc. For services to Women in Business.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Chief Executive, Guardian Media Group plc. 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
Location
London
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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
- Region
- London
“Chief Executive, Guardian Media Group plc. 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?
3,913 people have been recognised for Business & Economy.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 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.”
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Others recognised for Business & Economy
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 3,913 people have been recognised for Business & Economy. See the full list →
Andrew James Simpson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Doncaster, South Yorkshire
“For services to Social Enterprise.”
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.”
Hannah Bernard
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Female Entrepreneurship and Access to Finance for Women.”
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.”
Erica Maxwell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dungannon, County Tyrone
“For services to the Economy and to the community 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.”
Isabella Cameron
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Isle of Uist, Western Isles
“For services to Hospitality and to the Rural Economy in South Uist.”
Tina Barton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shaftesbury, Dorset
“For services to Science and to Trade.”
Ronjon Nag
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Entrepreneurship and to Artificial Intelligence.”
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.”
Richard Scaife
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Manufacturing.”
Becky Ruddy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Thurso, Caithness
“For services to Women in the Nuclear Industry.”
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.”
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 15 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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