New Year Honours 2024
Elaine Bedell OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Chief Executive Officer
“For services to Business and to the Arts.”
Explore by field
Explore other people honoured in this field
London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
30 December 2023
THE KING has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Elaine BEDELL
Chief Executive Officer, Southbank Centre
For services to Business and to the Arts.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64269 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
See other people honoured from London →
Location comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, and isn’t available for every honour.
In context
Each honour in context
Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2024- Role at the time
- Chief Executive Officer
- Region
- London, Greater London
“For services to Business and to the Arts.”
Mark the occasion
Commemorate Elaine's honour
Celebrate this recognition with a keepsake worthy of the achievement - free to share, beautifully made to keep.
New Year Honours 2024
Elaine Bedell
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Business and to the Arts.”
Free
Shareable card
A digital card to post or send. Free, with the Honoria mark.
New Year Honours 2024
Elaine Bedell
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Business and to the Arts.”
Keepsake · from £9.99
Digital download
Print-ready in every size (A5–A3 + US Letter), plus the official London Gazette notice and full issue PDFs. Add your own photo.
New Year Honours 2024
Elaine Bedell
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Business and to the Arts.”
Print · from £5.99
Printed keepsakes
Mounted fine-art prints, tea towels and greeting cards - printed and posted.
Commemorating yourself or someone you know. Honoria is an independent record - not an official or royal body.
In context
The bigger picture
How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 298 times in the New Year Honours List 2024 — about 19% of the list.
In their area
841 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Greater London.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive Officer.
How widely is this recognised?
3,913 people have been recognised for Business & Economy.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2024
(Patricia Ann) Hopkins
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“For services to Architecture.”
Abigail Brown
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Adrian Cruise
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Space Science.”
Alan Jamieson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
“For services to Marine Biology, Subsea Engineering and Exploration.”
Alasdair Jackson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Chorley, Lancashire
“For services to the Rehabilitation of Offenders.”
Alexander Mcleish
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“For services to Charity.”
Alexander Reedijk
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to the Performing Arts in Scotland.”
Alison Morton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Allan Youp
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Amy Perrin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Older People.”
Amy Watson (amy Doncaster)
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Buckfastleigh, Devon
“For Public Service.”
Andi Hoxhaj
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
“For services to UK/Albania Relations.”
Andrew Anderson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to Cancer Support in the UK and Abroad.”
Andrew Dixon
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Prisoners and Ex-Offenders, to Property Tax Reform and to Entrepreneurship..”
Andrew Duncan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Worcester, Worcestershire
“For services to the community in Worcestershire.”
Andrew Graham
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Durham, County Durham
“For Public Service and to the community in County Durham.”
Andrew Lock
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Andrew Murphy
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Linlithgow, West Lothian
“For services to the British Retail Industry.”
Angela Dickson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Hook, Hampshire
“For services to People with Brain Tumours.”
Anthony Bravo
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Basingstoke, Hampshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Anthony Collins
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Ripon, North Yorkshire
“For services to Healthcare and to the community in Harrogate and Ripon, North Yorkshire.”
Anthony Gallagher
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Saxmundham, Suffolk
“For services to Young People.”
Antony Blackburn
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“For services to Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Antony Lockley
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Local Government.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Business & Economy
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 3,913 people have been recognised for Business & Economy. See the full list →
Andrew James Simpson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Doncaster, South Yorkshire
“For services to Social Enterprise.”
Deborah Wosskow
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Female Entrepreneurship and to Access to Finance for Women.”
Natalie Wade
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Creative Industries.”
Wendy Carlin
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Economics.”
Neeta Atkar
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Marlow, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Small Business Finance and the British Business Bank.”
Hannah Bernard
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Female Entrepreneurship and Access to Finance for Women.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Lorna Williams
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ely, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Chemicals Industry.”
Gregory Mckinley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballymena, County Antrim
“For services to the Economy in Northern Ireland.”
Erica Maxwell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dungannon, County Tyrone
“For services to the Economy and to the community in Northern Ireland.”
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.”
Ernest Fallowfield
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bowness-On-Windermere, Cumbria
“For services to Tourism.”
Isabella Cameron
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Isle of Uist, Western Isles
“For services to Hospitality and to the Rural Economy in South Uist.”
Tina Barton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shaftesbury, Dorset
“For services to Science and to Trade.”
Ronjon Nag
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Entrepreneurship and to Artificial Intelligence.”
Lance Uggla
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Business and to Philanthropy.”
Hollie Whittles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
Ann Watson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Advancement of Skills in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sector.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Richard Scaife
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Manufacturing.”
Becky Ruddy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Thurso, Caithness
“For services to Women in the Nuclear Industry.”
Pino De Rosa
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Railway Industry.”
Nadeem Rizvi
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Industrial Laser Applications in Manufacturing.”
Elizabeth Prince
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2024
London Gazette (official record), issue 64269, notice 4520142. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2024).
Published 29 December 2023.
Location (London, Greater London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
This page is compiled from public records and may contain errors. Report an error or request removal.