New Year Honours 2002
Graham John Melmoth
Knight Bachelor
Chief Executive • Co-operative Group (CWS) Ltd
“For services to the Retail Industry.”
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Knight Bachelor · 2002
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Knight Bachelor
New Year Honours 2002- Role at the time
- Chief Executive, Co-operative Group (CWS) Ltd
“For services to the Retail Industry.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 26 times in the New Year Honours List 2002 — about 2% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive, Co-operative Group (CWS) Ltd.
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 Knight Bachelor in the New Year Honours 2002
Alan William Parker
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2002
“For services to the Film Industry.”
Albert Bore
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2002
“For services to Local Government.”
Alistair George James Macfarlane
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2002
“For services to Education.”
Anthony Thomas Burden
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2002
“For services to the Police.”
Ben Kingsley
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2002
“For services to Drama.”
Charles Brandon Gough
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2002
“For public service.”
Deryck Maughan
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2002
“For services to British business and commercial interests in the USA.”
Edward Benjamin Crofton Osmotherly
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2002
“for Local Administration in England.”
Gabriel Horn
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2002
“For services to Neurobiology and to the Advancement of Scientific Research.”
Graeme Robertson Dawson Catto
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2002
“For services to Medicine and to Medical Education.”
Iain Robert Hall
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2002
“For services to Education.”
Ian McColl Kennedy
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2002
“For services to Bioethics and to Medical Law.”
Jimmy Leslie Ronald Young
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2002
“For services to Radio Broadcasting.”
John Lionel Beckwith
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2002
“For services to Youth Sport.”
Liam Joseph Donaldson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2002
“for England, Department of Health.”
Martin Nicholas Sweeting
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2002
“For services to Microsatellite Engineering.”
Michael Sydney Buckley
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2002
“for Administration and Health Service Commissioner for England, Wales and Scotland.”
Nicholas Thomas Grimshaw
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2002
“For services to Architecture.”
Patrick John Armstrong
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2002
Richard John Brook
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2002
“For services to Science and Engineering.”
Robin Keith Saxby
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2002
“For services to the Information Technology Industry.”
Ronald Urwick Cooke
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2002
“For services to Higher Education.”
Rudolph Ion Joseph Agnew
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2002
“For services to international human rights and conservation.”
Terence Patrick Leahy
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2002
“For services to Food Retailing.”
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
Knight Bachelor · 2002
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2002).
Published 31 December 2001.
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