Birthday Honours 2003
Ian Stopps CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chief Executive • Lockheed Martin UK Ltd
“For services to the Defence and Aerospace Industries.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to the Defence and Aerospace Industries.
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2003- Role at the time
- Chief Executive, Lockheed Martin UK Ltd
“For services to the Defence and Aerospace Industries.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to the Defence and Aerospace Industries.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 120 times in the Birthday Honours List 2003 — about 9% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive, Lockheed Martin UK Ltd.
How widely is this recognised?
1,144 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 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 2003
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“For services to Urban Regeneration and the Housebuilding Industry.”
Alan Raymond Gillespie
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“For services to the Northern Ireland Economy and the Commonwealth Development Corporation.”
Alan Thomas Grieve
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“For services to the Arts.”
Alfred Cosier Morris
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“For services to Higher Education.”
Andrew Dillon
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“for Clinical Excellence.”
Andrew Gibson Brown
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“For services to the Police.”
Andrew Peter Farquhar
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Andrew Robertson Campbell
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“For services to Local Government and to Agriculture.”
Anish Kapoor
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“For services to the Arts.”
Anne Margaret Watts
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Anthea Fiendley Case
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“For services to Heritage.”
Anthony Cooper
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“For services to Education.”
Brian Rigby
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Deputy Chief Executive
Bushra Khanum Nasir
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“For services to Education.”
Charles Philip Graf
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“For services to Regional Newspapers.”
Christina Ann Bienkowska
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“for Education and Skills.”
Christine Knott
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to the Probation Service.”
Christopher Graham Rapley
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Director
Christopher Nigel Banks
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Chair
Christopher Paul Brearley
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Director
Colin Nigel Callender
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“For services to the UK film and television industries in the USA.”
Colin Ray Jackson
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“For services to Sport.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Defence & Armed Forces
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,144 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces. See the full list →
John Peel
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bideford, Devon
“For voluntary service to the Royal Marines, the Royal Marines Charity and the Veteran Community.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Roderick Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands.”
Mark Rowlands
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Portishead, Somerset
“For services to Defence.”
Pandora Reilly
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Helen Ralph
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Duncan Macdonald
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Roger Lewis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Penarth, South Glamorgan
“For voluntary services to Service Personnel and Veterans.”
Matthew Davenport
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Cooper
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing and to Defence.”
John Ambler
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Emsworth, Hampshire
“For voluntary service to Military History.”
Gillian Wright
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Charlotte Potter
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
David Halliday
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Liphook, Hampshire
“For services to Service Personnel, Veterans and Families.”
Andrew Elliott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Elizabeth Butler
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dartford, Kent
“For voluntary service to Veterans and to Public Service.”
Christopher Bailey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Siobhan Alloway
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Start
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Longfield, Kent
“For services to Defence.”
Natalie Moore
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Steven Carlier
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belper, Derbyshire
“For services to Defence.”
David Waters
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Preston, Lancashire
“For Voluntary Service to Veterans.”
Elaine Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Defence and to Charitable Fundraising.”
Martin Uden
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Veterans of the Korean War, and to UK/Korea relations.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2003
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 2003 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 2003.
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