New Year Honours 2013
Dr Michael BERMAN CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“Chairman, Southbank Sinfonia. For services to Music and Philanthropy.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chairman, Southbank Sinfonia. For services to Music and Philanthropy.
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“Chairman, Southbank Sinfonia. For services to Music and Philanthropy.”
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“Chairman, Southbank Sinfonia. For services to Music and Philanthropy.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 103 times in the New Year Honours List 2013 — about 8% of the list.
In their area
74 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Buckinghamshire.
How widely is this recognised?
3,514 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture.
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 2013
Alexander Charles Beard
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London, London
“Deputy Director, Tate. For services to the Arts.”
Angela Mary O'Donoghue
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Essex
“Lately Principal, City of Sunderland College. For services to Further Education.”
Anthony John Smith
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London
“Director, UK Border Agency Olympics Programme, Home Office. For services to the Security of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
Anthony William Pidgley
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Berkshire
“Chairman, Berkeley Group. For services to the Housing Sector and the community.”
Arlene Phillips
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London
“Choreographer. For services to Dance and to charity.”
Barry Geoffery Cox
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London
“Chairman, Digital UK. For services to the Media and Digital Television.”
Caroline Shaw
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Greater Manchester
“Chief Executive, The Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. For services to the NHS.”
Caroline Tapster
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Essex
“Lately Chief Executive, Hertfordshire County Council. For services to Local Government.”
Carolyn Elizabeth Miller
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“Chief Executive, Merlin. For services to International Humanitarian Aid.”
Carolyn Robson
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Leicestershire
“Headteacher, Rushey Mead School and lately Executive Headteacher, Fullhurst College, Leicester. For services to Education.”
Catherine Bush
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Oxfordshire
“Singer and Songwriter. For services to Music.”
Cherie Blair
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For services to Women's Issues and to charity in the UK and Overseas.”
Christine Forster
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
East Sussex
“Operations Director, Child Support Agency, Department for Work and Pensions. For services to the Transformation of the Child Support System.”
Christopher John Addison Smith
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“Chief of Staff, Lambeth Palace. For services to the Church of England.”
Councillor Peter Jones
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
East Sussex
“Leader, East Sussex County Council. For services to Local Government in the South East.”
Dale Inez Simon
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“Director of Equality and Diversity, Crown Prosecution Service. For services to the Development of Equality and Diversity in the Crown Prosecution Service.”
David Goldstone
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Hertfordshire
“Finance and Programme Director, Government Olympic Executive. For services to the Financial Administration of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
David Richard Sheepshanks
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Suffolk
“Chair, St George's Park. For services to Football and for charitable services in Suffolk.”
David Russell Weir
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“Wheelchair Athlete. For services to Athletics.”
David Tom Potts
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“Lately plc Board Member and Chief Executive, Tesco Asia. For services to Employment, Skills and Apprenticeships in the Retail Sector.”
Deborah Ann Jevans
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“Director of Sport, LOCOG. For services to Sport and the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
Diane Robertson Martin
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
East Sussex
“Lately Director, Trust, Lambeth. For services to Vulnerable Women.”
Dr Brian Mccloskey
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Worcestershire
“Regional Director, Health Protection Agency. For services to Public Health and Safety.”
Dr David Douglas Cleevely
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Cambridgeshire
“Founding Director, Centre for Science and Policy, University of Cambridge. For services to Technology and Innovation.”
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Jean Irene Routley
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Jennifer Rosemary Rose-Miller
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Nairn, Nairn
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Angela Jane Manson
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Lisburn, County Antrim
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Rita Helen Lewis (Helen Hopkins)
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Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education”
Paul Kitching
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Wimborne, Dorset
“Head of the Natural History Museum, Tring. For services to Museums and to the community in Tring, Hertfordshire”
Adam Joolia
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Brighton, East Sussex
“Chief Executive Officer, AudioActive. For services to Young People and to Music”
Julia Jones
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Carmarthenshire, Dyfed
“Founder and Director, Llandeilo Fawr Festival of Music. For services to Music”
Pauline Patricia Knifton 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
“Founder, Birsay Drama Group. For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney”
Melanie Jane Houldershaw
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Local Theatre and Choir”
Brian Charlton Heald
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Music and to the community in Chester, Cheshire”
Deborah Haythorne
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Co-Founder and Co-Chief Executive, Roundabout Dramatherapy. For services to Dramatherapy”
Shirley Henderson (Shirley McGill)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“Founder, McGill School of Speech and Drama, and Director, Aberdeen Youth Music Theatre. For services to Drama”
Rex Ormonde Freeman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Arts and to the community in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire”
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”
John Alexander Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“Co-Founder, Thomas Fowell Buxton Society. For services to Heritage”
Helen Joyce Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“Co-Founder, Thomas Fowell Buxton Society. For services to Heritage”
Daniel Crow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“Director, 'A Space' Arts. For services to Artists and to Arts and Heritage”
David Cottle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“Artistic Director, Swansea Jazz Club. For services to Jazz Music”
Rebecca Chapman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Norwich, Norfolk
“Founder, Total Ensemble Theatre Company. For services to Inclusive Theatre”
Lynn Cedar
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lingfield, Surrey
“Co-Founder and lately Co-Chief Executive, Roundabout Dramatherapy. For services to Dramatherapy”
Mabel Cardwell (May Cardwell)
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Market Harborough, Leicestershire
“For services to Dance and to the community in Corby, Northamptonshire”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2013
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2013). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 30 December 2012.
Location (Buckinghamshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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