New Year Honours 2018
Charles Nicholas Back CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Member • Cirdan Sailing Trust
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2018
“For services to the British Food and Farming Industry.”
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2014
“For services to Young People.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to the British Food and Farming Industry.
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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
30 December 2017
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:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
David Alan CLARKE
Chief Executive, Assured Food Standards
For services to the British Food and Farming Industry.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62150 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 2014
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Location
Essex
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Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Member of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2014- Role at the time
- Member, Cirdan Sailing Trust
- Region
- Essex
“For services to Young People.”
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2018- Role at the time
- Chief Executive
- Region
- London
“For services to the British Food and Farming Industry.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 104 times in the New Year Honours List 2018 — about 7% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive.
How widely is this recognised?
1,911 people have been recognised for Environment & Agriculture.
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 2018
Alan Gillespie
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Alan Scott
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Lancashire
“For services to HM Prison and Probation Service and to the community in the North West.”
Alastair Aitken
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Alexandra Shulman
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“For services to Fashion Journalism.”
Alison Stanley
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
East Sussex
“For services to the Creation and Leadership of Civil Service Employee Policy, with a Particular Focus on Improving and Implementing Workforce Policies.”
Amanda Skelton
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
North Yorkshire
“For services to the Redcar and Tees Valley Economy.”
Andrea Sutcliffe
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“For services to Adult Social Care in England.”
Andrew Hamilton
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Armagh
“For services to Government and to charitable fundraising.”
Andrew Morris
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Perth and Kinross
“For services to Science in Scotland.”
Andrew Robertson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Veterans, Healthcare and Affordable Housing in Glasgow and the West of Scotland.”
Anne Mcgaughrin
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“For services to Law and Order in the Public Sector.”
Anne Rainsberry
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“For services to the NHS.”
Anthony Timpson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Cheshire
“For public and parliamentary service.”
Anthony Walker
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Derbyshire
“For services to the Motor Industry.”
Barry William Bennett
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Benjamin Thomson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Edinburgh
“For services to Arts and Culture in Scotland.”
Blondel Cluff
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“For services to Numismatic Design and the Caribbean community in the UK and Abroad.”
Caroline Dive
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Greater Manchester
“For services to Cancer Research.”
Christl Donnelly
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Oxfordshire
“For services to Epidemiology and the Control of Infectious Diseases.”
Christopher Stein
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Cornwall
“For services to the Economy.”
Clare Connor
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
East Sussex
“For services to Cricket.”
Dale Bywater
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Nottinghamshire
“For services to NHS Patients and Taxpayers.”
Dana Tobak
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“For services to the Digital Economy.”
Dave Hill
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“For services to Children’s Social Care.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Environment & Agriculture
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,911 people have been recognised for Environment & Agriculture. See the full list →
Lisa Clare Pinney
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newark, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Stephen Andrew Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Climate Science.”
Michael Cooper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Stephen Jess
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to Agriculture in Northern Ireland.”
Adrian Isaac
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Boston, Lincolnshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Philip Stocker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Badminton, Gloucestershire
“For services to Farming and to Animal Welfare.”
Caterina Goodhart
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Conservation and Heritage Crafts.”
Ian Glendinning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Magherafelt, County Londonderry
“For services to Country Sports and to Conservation.”
Camilla Fyfe (milly Fyfe)
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Northampton, Northamptonshire
“For services to Farmers and to Family Nutrition.”
Alison Field
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Winchester, Hampshire
“For services to Forestry.”
Mary Colwell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Nature.”
Matthew Lindsey-clark
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Doynton, Gloucestershire
“For services to Horticulture and to Philanthropy.”
Sarah Chimbwandira
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bordon, Hampshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Margaret Boanas
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Meat Sector, to Trade and to Promoting Opportunities for Women.”
Wesley Aston
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Armagh, County Armagh
“For services to Agriculture.”
Maitland Mackie
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Farming, to Business Innovation and to Sustainability.”
Margaret Haynes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education, to Sustainability, to the Environment and to the community in West Sussex.”
Daniel Horn-phathanothai
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to International Development and tackling Climate Change.”
Alexander Rhodes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Global Conservation.”
Jon Wheatley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Somerset
“For services to Horticulture and to Charity.”
Donald Starritt
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crumlin, County Antrim
“For services to Road Safety and to Environmental Protection.”
Professor Pearson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Boston, Lincolnshire
“For services to Agricultural Innovation and Education.”
Josephine Lavelle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Forestry.”
Alistair Jinks
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coleraine, County Londonderry
“For services to the Environment and to the Economy.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2018
London Gazette (official record), issue 62150, notice 2937917. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2018).
Published 29 December 2017.
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2014
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2014).
Published 31 December 2013.
Location (Essex) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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