New Year Honours 2008
James Meyer Sassoon
Knight Bachelor
“For services to the Finance Industry and to public service.”
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Knight Bachelor
For services to the Finance Industry and to public service.
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 21 times in the New Year Honours List 2008 — about 2% of the list.
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 2008
Alasdair Uist Macdonald
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For services to Education.”
Alexander Fred Markham
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
Chief Executive
Brian William Vickers
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For services to Literary Scholarship.”
Bruce Anthony John Ponder
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For services to Medicine.”
Ian Gerald McAllister
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For services to Transport.”
John Boothman Stuttard
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For public service.”
John Irving Bell
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For services to Medicine.”
John James Griffen Good
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
Renfrewshire
“Chair, Edrington Group. For services to Industry in Scotland.”
John Michael Ashworth
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For public service.”
John Stewart Savill of Experimental Medicine
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For services to Clinical Science.”
John William Sorrell
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For services to the Creative Industries.”
Michael Frank Harris
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For public service.”
Michael Parkinson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For services to Broadcasting.”
Nicholas Roger Kenyon
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For services to Classical Music.”
Patrick Hugh Haren
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For services to the Electricity Industry in Northern Ireland.”
Prof Ian Wilmut
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
Tweeddale
“Director, Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine. For services to Science.”
Prof Timothy Michael Martin O'shea
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
Edinburgh
“Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of Edinburgh. For services to Higher Education.”
Robert Naylor
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For services to Healthcare.”
Roger Mark Jowell
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For services to Social Science.”
Stuart Alan Ransom Rose
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For services to the Retail Industry and to Corporate Social Responsibility.”
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.”
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Knight Bachelor · 2008
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2008).
Published 29 December 2007.
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