
New Year Honours 2011
Michael John OGLESBY CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
chief executive officer
“For services to Business and to Charity in the North West.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to Business and to Charity in the North West.
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2011- Role at the time
- chief executive officer
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- Greater Manchester
“For services to Business and to Charity in the North West.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 101 times in the New Year Honours List 2011 — about 10% of the list.
In their area
60 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Greater Manchester.
What organisation were they with?
chief executive officer.
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
Others awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2011
Alastair John Sykes
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Oxfordshire
“Lately Chairman and Chief Executive, Nestlé UK. For services to the Food Industry.”
Ali Hadawi
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“Principal, Southend Adult Community College. For services to Vocational Education in Iraq and to Further Education.”
Alison Jane Ward
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Monmouthshire
“Chief Executive,Torfaen County Borough Council. For services to Local Government.”
Allison Crompton
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Greater Manchester
“Headteacher, Middleton Technology School, Rochdale. For services to local and national Education.”
Amanda Rowlatt
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“Director of Analysis and Child Poverty, Department for Work and Pensions.”
Andrew Cole
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Clwyd
“Director Operations, Specialist Investigations, Bootle, Merseyside, HM Revenue and Customs.”
Angela Jane Frost
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“Director, Individual Customer Directorate, London, HM Revenue and Customs.”
Angiolina Foster
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Glasgow
“Director, Strategy and Ministerial Support, Scottish Government.”
Ann Tate
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Suffolk
“Lately Vice-Chancellor, University of Northampton. For services to Higher Education.”
Anthony Denis Kennan
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Durham
“Chairman, Multiple Sclerosis Society. For services to Healthcare.”
Arthur Torrington
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“Co-Founder, Equiano Society. For services to Black British Heritage.”
Brian Paul Whittaker
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Merseyside
“Chief Crown Prosecutor, Merseyside and Chairman, Cheshire and Mersey Group, Crown Prosecution Service.”
Carole Lesley Souter
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“Chief Executive, National Heritage Memorial Fund and Heritage Lottery Fund. For services to Conservation.”
Christopher Colin Maclehose
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“For services to the Publishing Industry.”
Christopher Samuel Gordon
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“For services to the Academy of Culinary Arts.”
David Courtney Suchet
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London, London
“Actor. For services to Drama.”
David Stuart Frost
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“Director-General, British Chambers of Commerce. For services to Business.”
Diane Mary Roberts
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Isle of Wight
“Principal, Brockenhurst College, Hampshire. For services to Further Education.”
Donna Hall
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Lancashire
“Chief Executive, Chorley and Wyre Borough Councils. For services to Local Government in Lancashire.”
Dr Ambrose Joseph Smith
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Derbyshire
“Principal, Aquinas Sixth Form College, Stockport. For services to local and national Education.”
Dr Christopher Paul Hadley Brown
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Oxfordshire
“Director, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford. For services to Museums.”
Dr David Wilson
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Leicestershire
“Philanthropist. For services to Young People.”
Dr Dennis Gunning
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Cardiff
“Lately Director, Skills, Higher Education and Lifelong Learning Group, Welsh Assembly Government.”
Dr John Anthony Roberts
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“For services to the Administration of Justice, Diversity and to Equal Opportunities.”
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Others recognised for Business & Economy
Across the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records, 3,730 people have been recognised for Business & Economy. See the full list →
Raymond Glyn Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Lorna Bridget Williams
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ely, Cambridgeshire
“Chief Executive Officer, British Adhesives and Sealants Association. For services to the Chemicals Industry”
Gregory Walter Thompson McKINLEY
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Ballymena, County Antrim
“Operations Director, The Gallaher Trust. For services to the Economy in Northern Ireland”
Erica Sarah Maxwell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dungannon, County Tyrone
“For services to the Economy and to the community in Northern Ireland”
Alan Thomas Halcrow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“Chair, Clear Drains Ltd. For services to the Drainage Industry”
James Breingan Fraser
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“Chief Executive Officer, The Steamship Sir Walter Scott Trust. 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
“Director, Windermere Lake Cruises. For services to Tourism”
Isabella Cameron
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Isle of Uist, Western Isles
“Head of Kitchen, Grogarry Lodge. For services to Hospitality and to the Rural Economy in South Uist”
Tina Patricia Barton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shaftesbury, Dorset
“Chief Operations Officer, Emerging Markets Quality Trials Ltd. For services to Science and to Trade”
Ronjon Nag
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Entrepreneurship and to Artificial Intelligence.”
Lance Darrell Gordon Uggla
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Business and to Philanthropy.”
Hollie Whittles
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“Founder and Director, Purple Frog Systems and Fraggleworks. For services to Women in Business”
John Alexander Wagner
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“Comics Writer. For services to British Comic Books and the Comic Book Industry”
Ann Watson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive Officer, Enginuity. For services to the Advancement of Skills in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sector”
Meurig Thomas
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Treorchy, Mid Glamorgan
“Trade Union Convenor at Hinkley Point C, Unite the Union. For services to the Trade Union Movement”
Kirsty Thatcher (Kirsty Leighton)
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Milk & Honey PR, Hive PR Group. For services to the Public Relations Industry”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“Chair, Focus SB. For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships”
Richard Scaife
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, South Yorkshire
“Regional Development Director, The Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre. For services to Manufacturing”
Becky Ruddy
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Thurso, Caithness
“Programme Director Fuel Cycle Area, NRS Dounreay. For services to Women in the Nuclear Industry”
Pino De Rosa
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“Managing Director, Bridgeway Consulting Ltd. For services to the Railway Industry”
Nadeem Rizvi
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
“Managing Director, Laser Micromachining. For services to Industrial Laser Applications in Manufacturing”
Elizabeth Jane Prince
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crewe, Cheshire
“Business Manager, Amiqus, Founder, G into Gaming and Co-Founder, Empower Up. For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity”
Charles Milne
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckie, Banffshire
“Managing Director, Regency Group. For services to Business and Community Development in Buckie and Banffshire”
Caroline Agnes Millar
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dundee, Angus
“Sector Lead, Scottish Agritourism. For services to Agritourism and to the Rural Economy in Scotland”
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Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2011
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2011). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 30 December 2010.
Location (Greater Manchester) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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