New Year Honours 2013
Richard Jonathan Parker CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
• Rolls-Royce Group
“For services to Engineering.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 2013
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Derbyshire
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2013- Role at the time
- Rolls-Royce Group
- Region
- Derbyshire
“For services to Engineering.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 113 times in the New Year Honours List 2013 — about 7% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Rolls-Royce Group.
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 Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2013
Alexander Charles Beard
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London
“For services to the Arts.”
Angela Mary O’Donoghue
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Essex
Anthony John Smith
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London
“For services to the Security of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
Anthony William Pidgley
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Berkshire
“For services to the Housing Sector and the community.”
Arlene Phillips
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London
“For services to Dance and to charity.”
Barry Geoffery Cox
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London
“For services to the Media and Digital Television.”
Bernard Gerald McCloskey
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Worcestershire
Regional Director
Brian Cantor
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North Yorkshire
“For services to Higher Education.”
Caroline Shaw
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Greater Manchester
“For services to the NHS.”
Caroline Tapster
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Essex
“For services to Local Government.”
Carolyn Elizabeth Miller
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London
“For services to International Humanitarian Aid.”
Carolyn Robson
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Leicestershire
“For services to Education.”
Catherine Bush
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Oxfordshire
“For services to Music.”
Cherie Blair
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For services to Women’s Issues and to charity in the UK and Overseas.”
Christine Forster
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East Sussex
“for Work and Pensions.”
Christopher John Addison Smith
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London
“For services to the Church of England.”
Dale Inez Simon
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London
David Douglas Cleevely
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Cambridgeshire
“for Science and Policy, University of Cambridge.”
David Goldstone
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Hertfordshire
“For services to the Financial Administration of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
David Russell Weir
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London
“For services to Athletics.”
David Tom Potts
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London
Deborah Ann Jevans
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London
“For services to Sport and the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
Diane Robertson Martin
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East Sussex
“For services to Vulnerable Women.”
Domonic Anthony Stamp
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Royal Air Force
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Stephen Andrew Smith
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Climate Science.”
Matthew Wilson
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Robertsbridge, East Sussex
“For services to Blood Cancer Awareness and Research.”
Ann Watson
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“For services to the Advancement of Skills in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sector.”
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
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newport, Isle of Wight
“For services to the Technology Industry.”
Sharon Todd
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Innovation.”
Ian Ritchey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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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Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2013
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2013).
Published 29 December 2012.
Location (Derbyshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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