Birthday Honours 2021
Paul Boyle (billy Boyle) MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Chief Executive Officer
“For services to Engineering.”
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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
12 June 2021
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:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Dr Paul BOYLE (Billy Boyle) FREng
Chief Executive Officer, Owlstone Medical
For services to Engineering.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63377 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2021- Role at the time
- Chief Executive Officer
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- Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Engineering.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 575 times in the Birthday Honours List 2021 — about 39% of the list.
In their area
78 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Cambridgeshire.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive Officer.
How widely is this recognised?
1,797 people have been recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2021
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“For services to Fundraising for Military Charities and to the community in Christchurch, Dorset.”
Adele Haysom
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“For services to Education.”
Adrian Conoboy
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“For services to Children with cancer.”
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“For services to UK-Egypt Relations and Anti-racism in Northern Ireland.”
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“For services to Remembering Srebrenica.”
Aimee Durning
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Alan Keohane
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“For services to British Nationals overseas.”
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“For services to Homeless People.”
Alan Pearson
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Hednesford, Staffordshire
“For services to Education.”
Alasdair Steele
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Alexander Bowman
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Invergowrie, Perth and Kinross
“For voluntary service to St John in Scotland.”
Alexander Davison
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Ancrum, Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
“For voluntary service to the Royal British Legion in Scotland.”
Alexander Mcarthur
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“For services to Beekeeping.”
Alison Hughes
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“For services to Tennis.”
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“For services to Bereavement Support.”
Alison Pessell
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Plymouth, Devon
“For services to the English Fishing Industry.”
Alison Tedstone
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London, Greater London
“For services to Public Health.”
Alison Wainwright
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Oakham, Rutland
“For services to the community in Rutland.”
Allan Blundell
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Colchester, Essex
“For services to School Governance and to the Voluntary Sector in Essex.”
Allan Clayton
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Lewes, East Sussex
“For services to Opera.”
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Others recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology
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Stephen Andrew Smith
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
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Matthew Wilson
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Robertsbridge, East Sussex
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Ann Watson
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London, Greater London
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Ghulam Ng
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Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Medical Research and Healthcare.”
James Markey
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Guildford, Surrey
“For services to the Technology Sector.”
Jane Gate
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Thatcham, Berkshire
“For services to Science and the Innovation Ecosystem.”
Maurice Geddis
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Dromore, County Down
“For services to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland.”
Mark Downs
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Deal, Kent
“For services to Biology.”
Jonathan Boddington
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Oswestry, Shropshire
“For services to Design and Innovation in Furniture Making.”
Olubukola Babajide
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Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Technology, to Business and to Inclusion.”
Geoffrey Underwood
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Newport, Isle of Wight
“For services to the Technology Industry.”
Sharon Todd
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London, Greater London
“For services to Innovation.”
Ian Ritchey
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Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Engineering.”
Brian Mcconnell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Engineering.”
Rashmi Mantri
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Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Mathematics Education.”
Myrtle Dawes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Energy and Technology.”
John Boumphrey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Abingdon, Oxfordshire
“For services to Technology, Consumer and Digital Commerce Industry.”
Timothy Orchard
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the NHS and Healthcare Research and Innovation.”
Adikaari Adikaari
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Guildford, Surrey
“For services to Research and Innovation to Tackle Climate Change.”
Katherine Smith
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Stourbridge, West Midlands
“For services to Brain Tumour Research and to Charity.”
Mark Bamforth
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“For services to UK Life Sciences and to UK/USA business relations.”
Benjamin Towers
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Gillingham, Kent
“For services to the Startup Business Community, Excellence in Innovation and Enterprise.”
Professor Rees
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Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to Multi-Hazard Science and Disaster Risk Reduction.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2021
London Gazette (official record), issue 63377, notice 3817915. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2021).
Published 11 June 2021.
Location (Cambridge, Cambridgeshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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