Birthday Honours 2020
Matthew Smith CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chief Executive Officer
“For services to Social Investment.”
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
10 October 2020
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Matthew SMITH
Chief Executive Officer, The Key Fund
For services to Social Investment.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63135 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2020- Role at the time
- Chief Executive Officer
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- Hope Valley, Derbyshire
“For services to Social Investment.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 113 times in the Birthday Honours List 2020 — about 6% of the list.
In their area
8 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Derbyshire.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive Officer.
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 2020
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“For services to Education, to the Arts and to Charity.”
Adri�nne Kelbie
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“For services to the Nuclear Industry and to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Alexander Pienaar
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“For public service.”
Amanda Melton
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“For services to Further Education.”
Andrew Szabo
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Anne Bulford
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“For services to Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Anne Main
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“For public and parliamentary service.”
Ansel Wong
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London, Greater London
“For services to Arts and Culture.”
Anthony Boyle
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Richmond, London
“For services to the Pensions Industry.”
Anthony Hill
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Chandler's Ford, Hampshire
“For services to Ocean and Environmental Science.”
Antony Eastaugh
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Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire
“For services to Law and Order.”
Caroline Alexander
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Bognor Regis, West Sussex
“For services to Nursing.”
Cecile Conolly
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London, Greater London
“For services to Education.”
Charles Ginn
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Christiaan Kuyl
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Dundee, City of Dundee
“For services to the Economy.”
Christopher Coles
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Christopher Jones
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Brecon, Powys
“For services to the Water Industry in England and Wales.”
Christopher Moore
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Clare Woodman
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London, Greater London
“For services to Finance.”
Daniel Startup
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David Thompson
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London, Greater London
“For services to Charity.”
David Webb
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Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to Clinical Pharmacology Research and Education.”
Deborah Morgan
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Furzton, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Education.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2020
London Gazette (official record), issue 63135, notice 3645807. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2020).
Published 9 October 2020.
Location (Hope Valley, Derbyshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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