Birthday Honours 2018
Michele Giddens OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Co-Founder • Bridges Fund Management and Chair
“For services to International Development and to Social Finance.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to International Development and to Social Finance.
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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
9 June 2018
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:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Ms Michele GIDDENS
Co-founder, Bridges Fund Management and Chair, National Advisory Board for Impact Investment
For services to International Development and to Social Finance.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62310 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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London
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Birthday Honours 2018- Role at the time
- Co-Founder, Bridges Fund Management and Chair
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- London
“For services to International Development and to Social Finance.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 267 times in the Birthday Honours List 2018 — about 20% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Co-Founder, Bridges Fund Management and Chair.
How widely is this recognised?
603 people have been recognised for International & Diplomatic.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
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Gloucestershire
“For public service and services to the community in South Wales.”
Agnes Wylie
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Kent
“For services to Art.”
Alexander Nileshwar
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London
“For services to Military Capability.”
Alice Coote
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Cheshire
“For services to Music.”
Alison Davenport
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West Midlands
“For services to Electrochemistry and Corrosion Science.”
Allison Ramsay
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Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Learning Disability Nursing.”
Amandeep Madra
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Buckinghamshire
“For services to Punjabi and Sikh Heritage and Culture.”
Amarjit Samra
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West Midlands
“For services to Defence Medical Research.”
Andrew Brigden
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Cornwall
“For services to the UK Ports and Maritime Industry.”
Andrew Davison
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Northumberland
“For services to the Environment, to Culture and to the community in North East England.”
Andrew Fraser
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Edinburgh
“For services to Healthcare.”
Andrew Gregory
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Hertfordshire
“For services to Transport Resilience.”
Andrew Sharpe
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Surrey
“For voluntary political service.”
Angela Morgan
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Clackmannanshire
“For services to Children and Families.”
Angela Williams
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West Yorkshire
“For services to Education.”
Anne Bamford
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Surrey
“For services to Education.”
Anne Moore
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Devon
“For services to Neurosurgery and Surgical Standards.”
Anne Tiivas
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Leicestershire
“For services to Safeguarding Children and Young People.”
Anne-Maree Keenan
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North Yorkshire
“For services to Podiatry.”
Annette Dryburgh
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Stirling
“For services to Women Offenders.”
Anthony Joshua
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London
“For services to Sport.”
Arjun Waney
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London
“For services to the Restaurant Industry.”
Ashok Roy
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West Midlands
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities.”
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“For services to Education and Charity in Ghana and to UK/Ghana Relations.”
Wilfred Eaton
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“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Martha Holman
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“For services to Community Development in Zimbabwe and to UK/Zimbabwe Relations.”
Elizabeth Eaton
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“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Tariq Obaide
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“For services to British Education Overseas and to UK/Morocco Relations.”
Gary Stevens
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Halesowen, West Midlands
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Gary Millar
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Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Business and to International Relations.”
Jonathan Lutwyche
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Lancaster, Lancashire
“For services to Sustainable Chemicals Management, to Economic Growth, to International Trade, and to Advancing Opportunities for Women and Young People.”
Joanna Keating
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Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to International Development.”
David Currie
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
St Andrews, Fife
“For services to International Trade, Energy Transition and Economic Growth.”
Martin Kent
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2026
“For services to International Trade and Investment.”
Paul Berman
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy and to International Law.”
Amanda Brooks (amanda Kendall)
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Economic Growth and International Trade.”
Katherine Drew
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to UK/Solomon Islands relations.”
Nunzia Bertali
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wirral, Merseyside
“For services to UK/Italy Relations and to the community in Wirral.”
Peter Sidebotham
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to UK/Georgia relations.”
Richard Tilley
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“For services to UK/Eswatini relations and to British Nationals in Eswatini.”
Christina Miller
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to UK Foreign Policy.”
Sarah Annable-gardner
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to International Development in Ghana.”
Kwangwook Cho
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to UK/Korea Relations in the areas of Science and Health.”
Martin Uden
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Veterans of the Korean War, and to UK/Korea relations.”
Daniel Horn-phathanothai
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to International Development and tackling Climate Change.”
Edith Caldwell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to International Humanitarian Aid and Development.”
Gary Green
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to International Business, Industry and the UK Economy.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2018
London Gazette (official record), issue 62310, notice 3041650. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2018).
Published 8 June 2018.
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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