New Year Honours 2008
Patrick Hugh Haren
Knight Bachelor
Deputy Chairman • Viridian Group Ltd
“For services to the Electricity Industry in Northern Ireland.”
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Knight Bachelor
For services to the Electricity Industry in Northern Ireland.
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Knight Bachelor
New Year Honours 2008- Role at the time
- Deputy Chairman, Viridian Group Ltd
“For services to the Electricity Industry in Northern Ireland.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 21 times in the New Year Honours List 2008 — about 2% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Deputy Chairman, Viridian Group Ltd.
How widely is this recognised?
5,820 people have been recognised for Business & Economy.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the New Year Honours 2008
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“For services to Medicine.”
Brian William Vickers
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“For services to Literary Scholarship.”
Bruce Anthony John Ponder
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“For services to Medicine.”
Ian Gerald McAllister
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“For services to Transport.”
Ian Wilmut
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James Meyer Sassoon
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For services to the Finance Industry and to public service.”
John Boothman Stuttard
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For public service.”
John Irving Bell
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For services to Medicine.”
John James Griffen Good
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
Renfrewshire
“For services to Industry in Scotland.”
John Michael Ashworth
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For public service.”
John Stewart Savill of Experimental Medicine
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“For services to Clinical Science.”
John William Sorrell
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For services to the Creative Industries.”
Michael Frank Harris
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For public service.”
Michael Parkinson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For services to Broadcasting.”
Nicholas Roger Kenyon
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For services to Classical Music.”
Robert Naylor
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For services to Healthcare.”
Roger Mark Jowell
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For services to Social Science.”
Stuart Alan Ransom Rose
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For services to the Retail Industry and to Corporate Social Responsibility.”
Timothy Michael Martin O’Shea
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
Edinburgh
“For services to Higher Education.”
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London, Greater London
“For services to Female Entrepreneurship and to Access to Finance for Women.”
Natalie Wade
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Creative Industries.”
Wendy Carlin
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Economics.”
Neeta Atkar
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Marlow, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Small Business Finance and the British Business Bank.”
Raymond Pritchard
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“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Lorna Williams
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Ely, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Chemicals Industry.”
Gregory Mckinley
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Ballymena, County Antrim
“For services to the Economy in Northern Ireland.”
James Fraser
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“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
“For services to Tourism.”
Lance Uggla
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“For services to Business and to Philanthropy.”
Hollie Whittles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
Ann Watson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Advancement of Skills in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sector.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pino De Rosa
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Railway Industry.”
Nadeem Rizvi
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Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Industrial Laser Applications in Manufacturing.”
Elizabeth Prince
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Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
Charles Milne
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Buckie, Banffshire
“For services to Business and to Community Development in Buckie and Banffshire.”
Sakilbabu Kola
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Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Export Growth.”
Nadia Khan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women in the Music Industry.”
Georgina Hurcombe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bournemouth, Dorset
“For services to Television and the Creative Sector.”
Helene Martin Gee
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Folkestone, Kent
“For services to Women in Enterprise.”
Maurice Geddis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dromore, County Down
“For services to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland.”
Louise Ellis-frankland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Skipton, North Yorkshire
“For services to the Manufacturing Sector and to Employee Well-Being.”
George Fleming
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Business, to Employment and to Apprenticeships.”
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Knight Bachelor · 2008
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers this round — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 29 December 2007.
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