Birthday Honours 2008
Clara Hedwig Frances FURSE DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
businessperson
Organisation: London Stock Exchange
“Chief Executive, London Stock Exchange. For services to the Financial Services Industry.”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Chief Executive, London Stock Exchange. For services to the Financial Services Industry.
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2008- Role at the time
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“Chief Executive, London Stock Exchange. For services to the Financial Services Industry.”
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“Chief Executive, London Stock Exchange. For services to the Financial Services Industry.”
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How common is this award?
The Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 9 times in the Birthday Honours List 2008 — about 1% of the list.
In their area
100 Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from London.
What organisation were they with?
businessperson, London Stock Exchange.
How widely is this recognised?
3,730 people have been recognised for Business & Economy.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 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 Birthday Honours 2008
Barbara Mary Stocking
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Oxfordshire
“Chief Executive, Oxfam GB. For services to Humanitarian work.”
Donna Kinnair
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Director of Clinical Leadership, Southwark Primary Care Trust. For services to Nursing in London.”
Hilary Sharon Braverman Blume
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“For services to the Voluntary Sector.”
Joan Dawson Bakewell
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Broadcaster and Writer. For services to Journalism and to the Arts.”
Lady Margaret Holroyd
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Author. For services to Literature.”
Monica Margaret Mason
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Director of the Royal Ballet. For services to Dance.”
Prof Christine Joan Beasley
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Chief Nursing Officer, Department of Health. For public and voluntary service.”
Prof Janet Valerie Finch
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Staffordshire
“Vice-Chancellor, Keele University. For services to Social Science and to Higher Education.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Business & Economy
Across the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records, 3,730 people have been recognised for Business & Economy. See the full list →
Raymond Glyn Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Lorna Bridget Williams
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ely, Cambridgeshire
“Chief Executive Officer, British Adhesives and Sealants Association. For services to the Chemicals Industry”
Gregory Walter Thompson McKINLEY
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballymena, County Antrim
“Operations Director, The Gallaher Trust. For services to the Economy in Northern Ireland”
Erica Sarah Maxwell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dungannon, County Tyrone
“For services to the Economy and to the community in Northern Ireland”
Alan Thomas Halcrow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“Chair, Clear Drains Ltd. For services to the Drainage Industry”
James Breingan Fraser
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“Chief Executive Officer, The Steamship Sir Walter Scott Trust. 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
“Director, Windermere Lake Cruises. For services to Tourism”
Isabella Cameron
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Isle of Uist, Western Isles
“Head of Kitchen, Grogarry Lodge. For services to Hospitality and to the Rural Economy in South Uist”
Tina Patricia Barton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shaftesbury, Dorset
“Chief Operations Officer, Emerging Markets Quality Trials Ltd. For services to Science and to Trade”
Ronjon Nag
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Entrepreneurship and to Artificial Intelligence.”
Lance Darrell Gordon Uggla
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Business and to Philanthropy.”
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”
John Alexander Wagner
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“Comics Writer. For services to British Comic Books and the Comic Book Industry”
Ann Watson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive Officer, Enginuity. For services to the Advancement of Skills in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sector”
Meurig Thomas
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Treorchy, Mid Glamorgan
“Trade Union Convenor at Hinkley Point C, Unite the Union. For services to the Trade Union Movement”
Kirsty Thatcher (Kirsty Leighton)
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Milk & Honey PR, Hive PR Group. For services to the Public Relations Industry”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“Chair, Focus SB. For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships”
Richard Scaife
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, South Yorkshire
“Regional Development Director, The Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre. For services to Manufacturing”
Becky Ruddy
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Thurso, Caithness
“Programme Director Fuel Cycle Area, NRS Dounreay. For services to Women in the Nuclear Industry”
Pino De Rosa
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“Managing Director, Bridgeway Consulting Ltd. For services to the Railway Industry”
Nadeem Rizvi
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
“Managing Director, Laser Micromachining. For services to Industrial Laser Applications in Manufacturing”
Elizabeth Jane Prince
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crewe, Cheshire
“Business Manager, Amiqus, Founder, G into Gaming and Co-Founder, Empower Up. For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity”
Charles Milne
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckie, Banffshire
“Managing Director, Regency Group. For services to Business and Community Development in Buckie and Banffshire”
Caroline Agnes Millar
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dundee, Angus
“Sector Lead, Scottish Agritourism. For services to Agritourism and to the Rural Economy in Scotland”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2008
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2008). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
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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