Birthday Honours 2015
Lady Nicola Mendelsohn CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Co-Chair
“Co-Chair, Creative Industries Council and Vice President, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Facebook. For services to Creative Industries.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Co-Chair, Creative Industries Council and Vice President, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Facebook. For services to Creative Industries.
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2015- Role at the time
- Co-Chair
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- London
“Co-Chair, Creative Industries Council and Vice President, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Facebook. For services to Creative Industries.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“Co-Chair, Creative Industries Council and Vice President, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Facebook. For services to Creative Industries.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“Co-Chair, Creative Industries Council and Vice President, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Facebook. For services to Creative Industries.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 116 times in the Birthday Honours List 2015 — about 8% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Co-Chair.
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 Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2015
Alan Finch
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West Sussex
“Executive Director, Chichester Festival Theatre. For services to the Theatre.”
Alexander Beveridge Anderson
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Durham
“Chair, Tees Valley Local Enterprise Partnership. For services to the Tees Valley Region.”
Alexander Moinet Poots
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“Chief Executive Officer and Artistic Director, Manchester International Festival. For services to the Arts.”
Amanda Nevill
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London
“Chief Executive, British Film Institute. For services to the Film Industry.”
Andrew Harold Mitchell
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“Lately Programme Director, Crossrail. For services to Civil Engineering.”
Andrew John Street
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Northamptonshire
“Managing Director, John Lewis plc. For services to Economic Growth and Chair, Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership.”
Anthony David Steen
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London
“Chairman, the Human Trafficking Foundation. For services to Fighting Modern Day Slavery”
Barbara Shirley Hann
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Tyne and Wear
“Lately Chief Executive, ACE Credit Union Services. For services to the Financially Excluded.”
Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch
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London
“Actor. For services to the Performing Arts and to Charity.”
Carol Burke
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
West Midlands
“Managing Director, Unipart Manufacturing Group. For services to Engineering.”
Carole Ann Oatway
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Glasgow
“Chief Executive, Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority. For services to Victims of Crime.”
Carole Stone
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to Market Research and to charity.”
Charles William Plant
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Kent
“Chair, Solicitors Regulation Authority Board. For services to Legal Education and Regulation.”
Chiwetel Ejiofor
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“Actor. For services to Drama.”
Christina Ann Potter
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Edinburgh
“Principal, Dundee and Angus College. For services to Education.”
Christina Henking Muller Rees
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Hertfordshire
“For services to the Church of England.”
Christopher Charles Maxim Hole
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Universal Music Group International. For services to the Music Industry.”
Christopher Harrison
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
North Yorkshire
“Deputy Director, Specialist Delivery Criminal Investigation, HM Revenue and Customs. For services to Revenue Protection and voluntary service to Justice.”
Clare Elizabeth Matterson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Suffolk
“Director of Strategy, Wellcome Trust. For services to Public Engagement with Science.”
Clarissa Mary Baldwin
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“Lately Chief Executive, Dogs Trust. For services to Animal Welfare.”
Councillor David Simmonds
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“Deputy Leader, London Borough of Hillingdon and Executive Member, Local Government Association. For services to Children, Families and Local Government.”
Councillor Peter Golds
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“Councillor, London Borough of Tower Hamlets. For services to Local Government.”
David Neill Bull
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Buckinghamshire
“Chief Executive, UNICEF UK. For humanitarian services.”
Diana Owen
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Nottinghamshire
“Chief Executive and Trustee, LEAD Academy Trust. For services to Education.”
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Deborah Wosskow
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London, Greater London
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Natalie Wade
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Creative Industries.”
Wendy Carlin
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Economics.”
Neeta Atkar
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Marlow, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Small Business Finance and the British Business Bank.”
Hannah Bernard
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Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Female Entrepreneurship and Access to Finance for Women.”
Raymond Pritchard
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“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
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Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Industrial Laser Applications in Manufacturing.”
Elizabeth Prince
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Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
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Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2015
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2015).
Published 15 June 2015.
Location (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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