New Year Honours 2015
Sandra DAWE CBE
- Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Organisation: VisitBritain
“Lately Chief Executive, VisitBritain. For services to the Tourism Industry.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Director, Strategy and Communications, VisitBritain. For services to the Tourist Industry.
View London Gazette noticeCommander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Lately Chief Executive, VisitBritain. For services to the Tourism Industry.
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2008- Region
- London
“Director, Strategy and Communications, VisitBritain. For services to the Tourist Industry.”
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2015- Region
- London
“Lately Chief Executive, VisitBritain. For services to the Tourism Industry.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 107 times in the New Year Honours List 2015 — about 9% of the list.
In their area
707 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from London.
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How widely is this recognised?
3,730 people have been recognised for Business & Economy.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 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 2015
Adeeba Malik
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West Yorkshire
“Deputy Chief Executive, QED-UK. For services to Interfaith and Community Cohesion.”
Alan Davey
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London
“Chief Executive, Arts Council England. For services to the Arts.”
Alan Michael Eccles
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Staffordshire
“Chief Executive Officer and Public Guardian, Office of the Public Guardian. For services to the Administration of Justice and Vulnerable Adults.”
Alasdair Glen Stirling
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Somerset
“Head of Future Submarines, Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence.”
Ali Smith
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Cambridgeshire
“Writer. For services to Literature.”
Amanda Elizabeth Chessell
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Hampshire
“Software Engineer, IBM. For services to Engineering.”
Amanda Elizabeth Wills
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to the British Travel Industry and to charity.”
Amanda Margaret Tincknell
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Hampshire
“Chief Executive, Cranfield Trust. For services to the charitable sector.”
Amanda Phillips
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Essex
“Executive Principal, Paradigm Trust, Tower Hamlets, London. For services to Education.”
Andrew Wyllie
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Buckinghamshire
“Chief Executive, Costain. For services to Construction and Engineering.”
Anne Helen Richards
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Edinburgh
“Chief Investment Officer, Aberdeen Asset Management plc. For services to the Financial Services Industry and voluntary service.”
Barbara Spicer
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Merseyside
“Lately Interim Chief Executive, Skills Funding Agency. For services to Education, Learning and Skills.”
Brent Shawzin Hoberman
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to Entrepreneurship.”
Carolyn Makinson
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2015
USA
“Lately Executive Director, International Rescue Committee UK. For services to Humantarian Relief Programmes.”
Catherine Marie Garside
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Greater Manchester
“Headteacher, St Ambrose Barlow RC High School, Swinton, Salford. For services to Education.”
Christopher Brinsmead
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Cheshire
“Life Science Champion. For services to UK Life Sciences.”
Councillor Erica Kemp
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Merseyside
“Lord Mayor of Liverpool. For public and political service.”
Cressida Rose Dick
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“Assistant Commissioner, Metropolitan Police Service. For services to Policing.”
David Fraser Middleton
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Edinburgh
“Chief Executive, Transport Scotland. For services to the Civil Service and Transport in Scotland.”
David John Bennett
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Herefordshire
“Chief Executive, Sanctuary Housing Group. For services to Social Housing.”
Dawn Patricia Ward
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2015
West Midlands
“Principal and Chief Executive, Burton and South Derbyshire College. For services to Further Education.”
Denis Kevin Myers
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Essex
“Deputy Chief Executive, Health and Safety Executive. For services to Occupational Safety and Health.”
Diane Elizabeth Lees
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Nottingham, London
“Director General, Imperial War Museums. For services to Museums.”
Dr Alice Mary Maynard
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Buckinghamshire
“Lately Chair, Scope. For services to People with Disabilities and their Families.”
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Erica Sarah Maxwell
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Alan Thomas Halcrow
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James Breingan Fraser
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Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“Chief Executive Officer, The Steamship Sir Walter Scott Trust. For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park”
Ernest Fallowfield
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Bowness-On-Windermere, Cumbria
“Director, Windermere Lake Cruises. For services to Tourism”
Isabella Cameron
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Isle of Uist, Western Isles
“Head of Kitchen, Grogarry Lodge. For services to Hospitality and to the Rural Economy in South Uist”
Tina Patricia Barton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shaftesbury, Dorset
“Chief Operations Officer, Emerging Markets Quality Trials Ltd. For services to Science and to Trade”
Ronjon Nag
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Entrepreneurship and to Artificial Intelligence.”
Lance Darrell Gordon Uggla
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“For services to Business and to Philanthropy.”
Hollie Whittles
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“Founder and Director, Purple Frog Systems and Fraggleworks. For services to Women in Business”
John Alexander Wagner
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“Comics Writer. For services to British Comic Books and the Comic Book Industry”
Ann Watson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive Officer, Enginuity. For services to the Advancement of Skills in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sector”
Meurig Thomas
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Treorchy, Mid Glamorgan
“Trade Union Convenor at Hinkley Point C, Unite the Union. For services to the Trade Union Movement”
Kirsty Thatcher (Kirsty Leighton)
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Milk & Honey PR, Hive PR Group. For services to the Public Relations Industry”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“Chair, Focus SB. For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships”
Richard Scaife
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, South Yorkshire
“Regional Development Director, The Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre. For services to Manufacturing”
Becky Ruddy
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Thurso, Caithness
“Programme Director Fuel Cycle Area, NRS Dounreay. For services to Women in the Nuclear Industry”
Pino De Rosa
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“Managing Director, Bridgeway Consulting Ltd. For services to the Railway Industry”
Nadeem Rizvi
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
“Managing Director, Laser Micromachining. For services to Industrial Laser Applications in Manufacturing”
Elizabeth Jane Prince
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Crewe, Cheshire
“Business Manager, Amiqus, Founder, G into Gaming and Co-Founder, Empower Up. For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity”
Charles Milne
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Buckie, Banffshire
“Managing Director, Regency Group. For services to Business and Community Development in Buckie and Banffshire”
Caroline Agnes Millar
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Dundee, Angus
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Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2008
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2008). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 14 June 2008.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2015
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2015). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 30 December 2014.
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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