New Year Honours 2008
Dr Brian WOODS-SCAWEN CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to Business and to the community in the West Midlands.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to Business and to the community in the West Midlands.
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“For services to Business and to the community in the West Midlands.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 95 times in the New Year Honours List 2008 — about 10% of the list.
In their area
38 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Warwickshire.
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 Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2008
Alan Douglas Garwood
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Hertfordshire
“Lately Head of Defence Export Services, Ministry of Defence.”
Alex Linkston
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
West Lothian
“Chief Executive, West Lothian Council. For services to Local Government.”
Allan Edward Cook
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Dorset
“Chief Executive, Cobham plc. For services to the Defence and Aerospace Industries.”
Andrew Cameron
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Ayrshire
“Chief Constable, Central Scotland Police. For services to the Police.”
Angela Mason
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Lately Director, Women and Equality Unit, Department for Communities and Local Government.”
Ann Denise Hogbin
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Chef de Mission, Commonwealth Games Council for England. For services to Sport.”
Ann Judith Lloyd
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Gloucestershire
“Head of Health and Social Services Department and Chief Executive NHS Wales, Welsh Assembly Government.”
Anthony Gordon Douglas
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Chief Executive, Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service. For services to Family Justice and to Adoption.”
Brendan Foster
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Stocksfield, Northumberland
“Founder, Great North Run. For services to Sport.”
Brian Henry Leonard
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Director, Industry Directorate, Culture, Creativity and Economy Group, Department for Culture, Media and Sport.”
Bronwen Mary Curtis
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Northamptonshire
“Lately Civil Service Commissioner and Chairman, Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. For services to the community.”
Claire Ighodaro
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Surrey
“For services to Business.”
David John Still
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Northumberland
“Managing Director, Clipper Windpower. For services to the Energy Industry.”
David William Quysner
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
East Sussex
“Chair, Abingworth Management Limited. For services to the Venture Capital Industry.”
Dennis Godfrey
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Belfast
“Lately Grade 5, Northern Ireland Office.”
Diana Babar
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Team Leader, Litigation and Employment Group, Treasury Solicitor's Department.”
Dr Angela Isabella Agnes Lennox
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Leicestershire
“General Medical Practitioner, Leicester. For services to Healthcare.”
Dr Bill Kirkup
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Tyne and Wear
“Director-General, Clinical Programmes, Department of Health.”
Dr Charles Robert Saumarezsmith
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Lately Director, National Gallery. For services to Art.”
Dr Christine Braddock
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Worcestershire
“Principal, Matthew Boulton College, Birmingham. For services to Further Education.”
Dr David William Golding
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Tyne and Wear
“For services to the World Poverty Campaign.”
Dr Felicity Harvey
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Director of Medicines, Pharmacy and Industry Group, Department of Health.”
Dr George Matthew Paterson
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Aberdeen
“Director, Food Standards Agency, Scotland.”
Dr Jonathan Watson Hargreaves
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Northumberland
“Lately Chief Executive, Scottish Water. For services to the Water Industry.”
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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Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2008
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2008). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 30 December 2007.
Location (Warwickshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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