Birthday Honours 2015
Melanie Jane LEECH CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“Lately Director General, Food and Drink Federation. For services to the Food and Drink Industry.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Lately Director General, Food and Drink Federation. For services to the Food and Drink Industry.
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“Lately Director General, Food and Drink Federation. For services to the Food and Drink Industry.”
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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 2015 — about 9% of the list.
In their area
45 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from West Sussex.
How widely is this recognised?
3,730 people have been recognised for Business & Economy.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
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London
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Amanda Nevill
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London
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Andrew Harold Mitchell
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Andrew John Street
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Barbara Shirley Hann
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London
“Actor. For services to the Performing Arts and to Charity.”
Carol Burke
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West Midlands
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Carole Ann Oatway
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Glasgow
“Chief Executive, Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority. For services to Victims of Crime.”
Carole Stone
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London
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Charles William Plant
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Kent
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Chiwetel Ejiofor
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London
“Actor. For services to Drama.”
Christina Ann Potter
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Christina Henking Muller Rees
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London
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Christopher Harrison
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North Yorkshire
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Clare Elizabeth Matterson
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Clarissa Mary Baldwin
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London
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Councillor David Simmonds
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London
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London
“Councillor, London Borough of Tower Hamlets. For services to Local Government.”
David Neill Bull
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Buckinghamshire
“Chief Executive, UNICEF UK. For humanitarian services.”
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Nottinghamshire
“Chief Executive and Trustee, LEAD Academy Trust. For services to Education.”
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Lance Darrell Gordon Uggla
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Hollie Whittles
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John Alexander Wagner
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“Comics Writer. For services to British Comic Books and the Comic Book Industry”
Ann Watson
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Treorchy, Mid Glamorgan
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Kirsty Thatcher (Kirsty Leighton)
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Gary Stevens
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Halesowen, West Midlands
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Dronfield, South Yorkshire
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Becky Ruddy
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Thurso, Caithness
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Pino De Rosa
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Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
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Nadeem Rizvi
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Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
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Crewe, Cheshire
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Charles Milne
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Buckie, Banffshire
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2015
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2015). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 14 June 2015.
Location (West Sussex) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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