New Year Honours 2024
Shara Cohen BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
Chief Executive Officer
“For voluntary services to Women in STEM and to Cancer Patients and their Families.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For voluntary services to Women in STEM and to Cancer Patients and their Families.
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British Empire Medal
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
30 December 2023
THE KING has been graciously pleased to approve the award of the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
Dr. Shara COHEN
Chief Executive Officer, Honnao Ltd
For voluntary services to Women in STEM and to Cancer Patients and their Families.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64269 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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- London, Greater London
“For voluntary services to Women in STEM and to Cancer Patients and their Families.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 398 times in the New Year Honours List 2024 — about 25% of the list.
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535 British Empire Medal recipients are from Greater London.
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Chief Executive Officer.
How widely is this recognised?
1,958 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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British Empire Medal · 2024
London Gazette (official record), issue 64269, notice 4521313. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2024).
Published 29 December 2023.
Location (London, Greater 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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