Birthday Honours 2021
Ian Mccubbin CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Senior Vice President • GlaxoSmithKline and Chair
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2021
“For services to Life Sciences.”
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2018
“For services to the Pharmaceutical Industry.”
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
12 June 2021
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Ian McCUBBIN O.B.E.
Manufacturing Expert on Steering Committee, Vaccine Taskforce
For services to Life Sciences.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63377 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
9 June 2018
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, 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:
Ian McCUBBIN
Lately Senior Vice President, GlaxoSmithKline and Chair, Medicines Manufacturing Industry Partnership
For services to the Pharmaceutical Industry.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62310 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2018- Role at the time
- Senior Vice President, GlaxoSmithKline and Chair
- Region
- Buckinghamshire
“For services to the Pharmaceutical Industry.”
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2021- Region
- Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Life Sciences.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 102 times in the Birthday Honours List 2021 — about 7% of the list.
In their area
28 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Buckinghamshire.
How widely is this recognised?
1,706 people have been recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Adam Marshall
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Alissa Goodman
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Andrew Martin Duffell
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“For services to Public Finance.”
Anne Longfield
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Ilkley, West Yorkshire
“For services to Children.”
Antony Bourne
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“For services to EU Exit.”
Antony Jenkins
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“For services to Business.”
Bruce Marshall
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“For Public Service particularly during Covid-19.”
Caroline Abrahams
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“For services to the Voluntary Sector and Older People during Covid-19.”
Christopher Hall
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“For Public Service.”
Christopher Townsend
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“For services to Clinically Vulnerable People during the Covid-19 Response.”
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“For services to the NHS and to Medical Research.”
Clive Selley
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“For services to Telecommunications during Covid-19.”
Colin Perry
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London, Greater London
“For services to EU Exit, Transition and Legacy.”
Conrad Bailey
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“For Public Service.”
Crawford Boswell
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London, Greater London
“For services to charitable Food Provision during Covid-19.”
Damian Piper
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“For services to Defence.”
Daniel James
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David Boyle
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London, Greater London
“For services to Education.”
David Bryan
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“For services to the Arts.”
David Dangoor
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“For services to the community in Greater London.”
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“For services to UK Healthcare and to the Covid-19 Response.”
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“For services to Girlguiding and to Public Service.”
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Fiona Rayment
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Salford, Greater Manchester
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Carol Brayne
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Medicine, Medical Research and Public Health.”
Polina Bayvel
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London, Greater London
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Lorna Dawson
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Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Innovations in Soil and Forensic Science.”
Andrew Morris
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Perth, Perth and Kinross
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Hayaatun Sillem
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London, Greater London
“For services to Engineering.”
Debra Padgett
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Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Biomedical Science in the NHS.”
Simeon Yates
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Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Digital Inclusion.”
Jian Zhang
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Bournemouth, Dorset
“For services to Computer Animation Research, to Education and to Innovation in STEM.”
Matthew Wilson
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Robertsbridge, East Sussex
“For services to Blood Cancer Awareness and Research.”
Claire Vincent
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to Marine Science and to Women in Science.”
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.”
Martin Rolles
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Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Healthcare Science and Cancer.”
Peter Robertson
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Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Research and Innovation in Northern Ireland.”
Professor Riley
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London, Greater London
“For services to Research and Education around Black British Music.”
Beena Puri
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“For services to Digital Inclusion.”
Ghulam Ng
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Medical Research and Healthcare.”
Ian Marson
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London, Greater London
“For services to Migration and Borders Technology.”
James Markey
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Guildford, Surrey
“For services to the Technology Sector.”
Carolyn Heitmeyer
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London, Greater London
“For services to Social Science.”
Jane Gate
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Thatcham, Berkshire
“For services to Science and the Innovation Ecosystem.”
Maurice Geddis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dromore, County Down
“For services to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland.”
Mark Downs
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Deal, Kent
“For services to Biology.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2021
London Gazette (official record), issue 63377, notice 3817524. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2021).
Published 11 June 2021.
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2018
London Gazette (official record), issue 62310, notice 3041706. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2018).
Published 8 June 2018.
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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