Birthday Honours 2013
Richard Lake Olver
Knight Bachelor
Chairman • BAE Systems plc
“For services to Business.”
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Knight Bachelor · 2013
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Location
Essex
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Knight Bachelor
Birthday Honours 2013- Role at the time
- Chairman, BAE Systems plc
- Region
- Essex
“For services to Business.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 28 times in the Birthday Honours List 2013 — about 2% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chairman, BAE Systems plc.
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 Birthday Honours 2013
Andrew Charles Mayfield
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Berkshire
“for Employment and Skills.”
Andrew James Hall
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
London
“For services to Public Health.”
Andrew William Dilnot
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Oxfordshire
“For services to Economics and Economic Policy.”
Anish Mikhail Kapoor
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
London
Anthony Michael Vaughan Salz
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
London
“For voluntary service to Young People and Public Life.”
Anthony Robinson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
London
“For public and political service.”
Brendan Barber
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
London
“For services to Employment Relations.”
Christopher Antoniou Pissarides
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
London
“For services to Economics.”
David Anthony Carter
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Gloucestershire
“For services to Education.”
David Harry Metcalf
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
London
“For services to UK Migration Policy.”
David Richard Alexander Scott
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
London
“For services to Digital Switchover.”
Edward Julian Egerton Leigh
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
London
“for Gainsborough and lately Chair, Public Accounts Committee.”
Eric Jackson Thomas
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Hampshire
“For services to Higher Education.”
Gregory Michael Gerard Martin
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
East Sussex
“For services to Education.”
Howard Hugh Panter
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Surrey
“For services to Theatre.”
John Robert Hills
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
London
Jonathan Edward Harland Mills
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Edinburgh
“For services to Culture.”
Kenneth Archibald Gibson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Tyne and Wear
“For services to Education.”
Malcolm John Grant
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
London
“For services to Higher Education.”
Michael Hintze
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
London
“For services to the Arts.”
Michael Rudolf Stratton
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
London
“For services to Medical Science.”
Nigel Bogle
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
London
“For services to the Advertising Industry.”
Nigel Richard Shadbolt of Artificial Intelligence
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Hampshire
“For services to Science and Engineering.”
Peng Tee Khaw
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
London
“For services to Ophthalmology.”
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Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 5,820 people have been recognised for Business & Economy. See the full list →
Deborah Wosskow
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Female Entrepreneurship and to Access to Finance for Women.”
Natalie Wade
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Marlow, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Small Business Finance and the British Business Bank.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Lorna Williams
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ely, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Chemicals Industry.”
Gregory Mckinley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“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
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Industrial Laser Applications in Manufacturing.”
Elizabeth Prince
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
Charles Milne
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckie, Banffshire
“For services to Business and to Community Development in Buckie and Banffshire.”
Sakilbabu Kola
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Knight Bachelor · 2013
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2013).
Published 15 June 2013.
Location (Essex) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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