Birthday Honours 2022
Darren Richard Henley CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Managing Director
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2022
“For services to the Arts.”
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2013
“Managing Director, Classic FM. For services to Music.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Managing Director, Classic FM. For services to Music.
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Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2013- Role at the time
- Managing Director
- Region
- Kent
“Managing Director, Classic FM. For services to Music.”
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2022- Role at the time
- Chief Executive
- Region
- Canterbury, Kent
“For services to the Arts.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 95 times in the Birthday Honours List 2022 — about 6% of the list.
In their area
30 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Kent.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive.
How widely is this recognised?
4,039 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 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 Birthday Honours 2022
Achilles Daunt
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to Publishing.”
Aisling Burnand
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to the Charitable Sector.”
Aled Phillips
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Renal Medicine.”
Alison Bertlin
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Alun Griffiths
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Abergavenny, Gwent
“For services to the Construction Industry and to the community in Wales.”
Angus Fair
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Anthony Martin
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Halton, Buckinghamshire
“For Charitable Services.”
Arlene Sugden
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire
“For Public Service.”
Avnish Goyal
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Billericay, Essex
“For services to Social Care and to Philanthropy.”
Catherine Mallyon
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Theatre and to the Arts.”
Chinyere Nwanoku
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to Music and to Diversity.”
Claire Mccolgan
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Arts and Culture.”
Clare Victoria Balding
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
Broadcaster.
Cornelia Parker
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to the Arts.”
Damian Watcyn Lewis
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to Drama and to Charity.”
David Blood
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to Climate Finance.”
David Hughes
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Loughborough, Leicestershire
“For services to Further Education, particularly during the Covid-19 Response.”
David Mcloughlin
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
David Nixon
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Menston, West Yorkshire
“For services to Dance.”
David Sweeney
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Maidenhead, Berkshire
“For services to Higher Education.”
Deborah Rogers
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Penarth, South Glamorgan
“For services to Law and Order.”
Elisabeth Murdoch
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to Diversity in the Arts and to Charity.”
Fiona Steele
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to Statistics in the Social Sciences.”
Frances Wadsworth
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Newbury, Berkshire
“For services to Education.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Arts & Culture
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,039 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.”
Julia Catherine Donaldson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Horsham, West Sussex
“For services to Literature.”
Cerys Matthews
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Music.”
Jonathan Davies
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to People with Cancer and to Broadcasting.”
Mukesh Sharma
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to Heritage.”
Alice Coote
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Suffolk
“For services to the Arts.”
Gabrielle Logan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Sports Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Daniel Calvert
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the Culinary Arts in Japan and to UK/Japan Culinary Relations.”
Richard Starrs
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Jennifer Rose-miller
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Nairn, Nairn
“For services to Local Heritage and to the community in Nairnshire.”
Rita Lewis (helen Hopkins)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education.”
Paul Kitching
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wimborne, Dorset
“For services to Museums and to the community in Tring, Hertfordshire.”
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.”
Pauline Hough
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Nantwich, Cheshire
“For services to Theatre and to the community in Nantwich.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Melanie Houldershaw
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Local Theatre and Choir.”
Brian Heald
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Music and to the community in Chester, Cheshire.”
Shirley Henderson (shirley Mcgill)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Drama.”
Rex Freeman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Arts and to the community in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.”
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.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2022
London Gazette (official record), issue 63714, notice 4084047. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2022).
Published 1 June 2022.
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2013
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2013).
Published 1 January 2013.
Location (Kent) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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