Birthday Honours 2015
Dr David Bernard KENNEDY CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Organisation: Committee on Climate Change
“Lately Chief Executive, Committee on Climate Change. For services to the Environment.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Lately Chief Executive, Committee on Climate Change. For services to the Environment.
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“Lately Chief Executive, Committee on Climate Change. For services to the Environment.”
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The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 113 times in the Birthday Honours List 2015 — about 9% of the list.
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707 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from London.
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How widely is this recognised?
1,110 people have been recognised for Environment & Agriculture.
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 Birthday Honours 2015
Alan Finch
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2015
West Sussex
“Executive Director, Chichester Festival Theatre. For services to the Theatre.”
Alexander Beveridge Anderson
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Durham
“Chair, Tees Valley Local Enterprise Partnership. For services to the Tees Valley Region.”
Alexander Moinet Poots
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“Chief Executive Officer and Artistic Director, Manchester International Festival. For services to the Arts.”
Amanda Nevill
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“Chief Executive, British Film Institute. For services to the Film Industry.”
Andrew Harold Mitchell
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“Lately Programme Director, Crossrail. For services to Civil Engineering.”
Andrew John Street
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Northamptonshire
“Managing Director, John Lewis plc. For services to Economic Growth and Chair, Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership.”
Anthony David Steen
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“Chairman, the Human Trafficking Foundation. For services to Fighting Modern Day Slavery”
Barbara Shirley Hann
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Tyne and Wear
“Lately Chief Executive, ACE Credit Union Services. For services to the Financially Excluded.”
Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“Actor. For services to the Performing Arts and to Charity.”
Carol Burke
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2015
West Midlands
“Managing Director, Unipart Manufacturing Group. For services to Engineering.”
Carole Ann Oatway
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Glasgow
“Chief Executive, Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority. For services to Victims of Crime.”
Carole Stone
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to Market Research and to charity.”
Charles William Plant
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Kent
“Chair, Solicitors Regulation Authority Board. For services to Legal Education and Regulation.”
Chiwetel Ejiofor
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“Actor. For services to Drama.”
Christina Ann Potter
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Edinburgh
“Principal, Dundee and Angus College. For services to Education.”
Christina Henking Muller Rees
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Hertfordshire
“For services to the Church of England.”
Christopher Charles Maxim Hole
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Universal Music Group International. For services to the Music Industry.”
Christopher Harrison
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2015
North Yorkshire
“Deputy Director, Specialist Delivery Criminal Investigation, HM Revenue and Customs. For services to Revenue Protection and voluntary service to Justice.”
Clare Elizabeth Matterson
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Suffolk
“Director of Strategy, Wellcome Trust. For services to Public Engagement with Science.”
Clarissa Mary Baldwin
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“Lately Chief Executive, Dogs Trust. For services to Animal Welfare.”
Councillor David Simmonds
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“Deputy Leader, London Borough of Hillingdon and Executive Member, Local Government Association. For services to Children, Families and Local Government.”
Councillor Peter Golds
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“Councillor, London Borough of Tower Hamlets. For services to Local Government.”
David Neill Bull
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Buckinghamshire
“Chief Executive, UNICEF UK. For humanitarian services.”
Diana Owen
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Nottinghamshire
“Chief Executive and Trustee, LEAD Academy Trust. For services to Education.”
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Others recognised for Environment & Agriculture
Across the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,110 people have been recognised for Environment & Agriculture. See the full list →
Clare Olver
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Warrington, Cheshire
“Programmes Manager, Community Forest Trust. For services to Community Forestry”
Stephen Jess
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“Lately Senior Scientific Officer, Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute. For services to Agriculture in Northern Ireland”
Adrian Bennett Isaac
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Boston, Lincolnshire
“Founder and Chair, Boston Woods Trust. For services to the Environment”
Keith Chalmers-Watson
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North Berwick, East Lothian
“Life Member and lately Chair of World Pheasant Association. For services to Wild Bird Research and Conservation”
Philip Brett Stocker
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Badminton, Gloucestershire
“Chief Executive Officer, National Sheep Association. For services to Farming and to Animal Welfare”
Stephen Michael Smith
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“Executive Director, CO2RE and Associate Professor of Greenhouse Gas Removal, University of Oxford. For services to Climate Science”
George Edward Spencer Seligman
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Romsey, Hampshire
“For services to the Environment”
Juliet Sargeant
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“Garden Designer, Juliet Sargeant Gardens and Landscapes. For services to Horticulture”
David Sawkins
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Holm, Orkney
“Deputy Harbour Master, Strategy and Support, Orkney Islands Council. For services to Port and Harbour Development and to Environmental Management”
John Rochford
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hertford, Hertfordshire
“Liveryman, Worshipful Company of Gardeners. For services to Horticulture”
Pamela Christine Rawling
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“Lately Education for Sustainable Development Manager, Early Years and Childcare, The Education People. For services to Early Years and Education for Sustainable Development”
Andrew Page
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ringwood, Hampshire
“Wildlife Ranger Manager, Forestry Commission. For services to Forestry”
Stewart William Muir
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Liskeard, Cornwall
“Lately Policy Officer, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. For services to Wildlife Conservation”
William Robert Lyon Moore
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Derry, County Londonderry
“For services to the Agriculture Sector in Northern Ireland”
Becki Lawson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Zoology Zoological Society of London. For services to Wildlife Health”
Simon John Humphreys
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dorking, Surrey
“For services to the Environment”
Stephen John Hughson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newbridge on Wye, Powys
“For services to Agriculture and to Tourism and Events in Wales”
Caterina Goodhart
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Founder, London School of Picture and Frame Conservation. For services to Conservation and Heritage Crafts”
Ian Glendinning
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Magherafelt, County Londonderry
“Managing Director, Irish Grouse Conservation Trust. For services to Country Sports and to Conservation”
Alison Field
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Winchester, Hampshire
“President, Royal Forestry Society. For services to Forestry”
Sarah Eberle
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Witney, Oxfordshire
“For services to Horticulture”
Matthew Philip Lindsey-Clark
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Doynton, Gloucestershire
“Treasurer, Royal Horticultural Society. For services to Horticulture and to Philanthropy”
Sarah Jane Chimbwandira
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bordon, Hampshire
“Chief Executive Officer, Surrey Wildlife Trust. For services to the Environment”
Bridget Biddell
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Farnham, Surrey
“Chair, Country Land and Business Association Charitable Trust. For services to Environmental Restoration and to Charity”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2015
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2015). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 14 June 2015.
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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