Birthday Honours 2003
Marcus de la Poer Beresford CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chief Executive • GKN plc
“For services to the Engineering Industry Worldwide.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to the Engineering Industry Worldwide.
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 2003
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2003- Role at the time
- Chief Executive, GKN plc
“For services to the Engineering Industry Worldwide.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to the Engineering Industry Worldwide.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 111 times in the Birthday Honours List 2003 — about 10% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive, GKN plc.
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Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2003
Adrian Spencer Vaughan Williams
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“For services to Education.”
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Alan Herbert Cherry
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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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Anish Kapoor
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“For services to the Arts.”
Anne Margaret Watts
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“For services to Diversity.”
Anthony Cooper
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“For services to Education.”
Brian Rigby
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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
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“For services to the Probation Service.”
Christopher Graham Rapley
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“For services to the Environmental Sciences.”
Christopher Nigel Banks
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“For services to Young People and the Unemployed.”
Christopher Paul Brearley
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Colin Nigel Callender
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to the UK film and television industries in the USA.”
Colin Ray Jackson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Sport.”
Colin Trevor Pillinger
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Higher Education and to Science.”
David Allan Burns
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“For services to the FCO Association.”
David Arthur Ambler Marshall
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Defence and Aerospace Industries.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2003
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2003).
Published 13 June 2003.
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