New Year Honours 2023
Ivan Menezes
Knight Bachelor
Chief Executive Officer
“For services to Business and to Equality.”
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London Gazette notice
Knights Bachelor
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2022
The KING has been graciously pleased to signify his intention of conferring the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned:
Ivan Manuel MENEZES
Chief Executive Officer, Diageo plc
For services to Business and to Equality.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63918 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Knight Bachelor
New Year Honours 2023- Role at the time
- Chief Executive Officer
- Region
- London, Greater London
“For services to Business and to Equality.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 19 times in the New Year Honours List 2023 — about 1% of the list.
In their area
86 Knight Bachelor recipients are from Greater London.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive Officer.
How widely is this recognised?
5,820 people have been recognised for Business & Economy.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the New Year Honours 2023
Brian May,
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
Surrey
“For services to Music and to Charity.”
Christopher Bryant
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Porth, Mid Glamorgan
“For Political and Public Service.”
Grayson Perry
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Arts.”
Ian Bauckham
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Tunbridge Wells, Kent
“For services to Education.”
James Appleby
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Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Medicine and Mental Health.”
John Akomfrah
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Arts.”
John Crabtree
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Crowle, Worcestershire
“For services to Sport and to the community in the West Midlands.”
Julian Lewis
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Southampton, Hampshire
“For Political and Public Service.”
Luke Rittner
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Dance and the Arts.”
Martin Read
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Bishops Waltham, Hampshire
“For services to Industry and for Public and Voluntary Service.”
Mayur Lakhani
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Rothley, Leicestershire
“For services to General Practice.”
Norman Skeoch
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to the Financial Sector.”
Peter Mathieson
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Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to Higher Education.”
Professor Bogdanor
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Political Science.”
Professor Chapman
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
Abingdon, Oxfordshire
“For services to Global Fusion Energy.”
Robin Millar
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Music, to People with Disabilities, to Young People and to Charity.”
Roland Keating
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Literature.”
William Robertson
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Elgin, Moray
“For services to the Construction Industry and to Charity in Scotland.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Business & Economy
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 5,820 people have been recognised for Business & Economy. See the full list →
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.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
Charles Milne
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckie, Banffshire
“For services to Business and to Community Development in Buckie and Banffshire.”
Sakilbabu Kola
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Export Growth.”
Nadia Khan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women in the Music Industry.”
Georgina Hurcombe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bournemouth, Dorset
“For services to Television and the Creative Sector.”
Helene Martin Gee
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Folkestone, Kent
“For services to Women in Enterprise.”
Maurice Geddis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dromore, County Down
“For services to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland.”
Louise Ellis-frankland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Skipton, North Yorkshire
“For services to the Manufacturing Sector and to Employee Well-Being.”
George Fleming
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Business, to Employment and to Apprenticeships.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Knight Bachelor · 2023
London Gazette (official record), issue 63918, notice 4245756. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2023).
Published 30 December 2022.
Location (London, Greater London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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