New Year Honours 2024
Simon Penney CMG
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)
“For services to International Trade and Investment.”
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Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)
For services to International Trade and Investment.
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London Gazette notice
Order of Saint Michael and Saint George
Overseas and International List
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
30 December 2023
THE KING has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotion in, and appointments to, the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George:
C.M.G.
To be Ordinary Members of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Distinguished Order:
Simon PENNEY
lately H.M. Trade Commissioner for the Middle East and Pakistan and H.M. Consul General to Dubai and the Northern Emirates
For services to International Trade and Investment.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64269 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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How common is this award?
The Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George was awarded 11 times in the New Year Honours List 2024 — about 1% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
3,913 people have been recognised for Business & Economy.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the New Year Honours 2024
Christopher Wood
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Colin Evans
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“For services to National Security.”
Fiona Hill
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2024
“For services to International Relations.”
Jane Nelson
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2024
“For services to Business and to Sustainability.”
Jennifer Anderson
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2024
“For services to British Foreign Policy and to British Nationals Overseas.”
Roger Coventry
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2024
“For services to Justice and Stability overseas.”
Rurik Marsden
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2024
“For services to International Development.”
Sara Pantuliano
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2024
“For services to Peacebuilding, to Humanitarian Assistance and to International Development.”
Susanna Moorehead
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2024
“For services to International Development and Diplomacy.”
Zamir Catsaras
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2024
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
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Others recognised for Business & Economy
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 3,913 people have been recognised for Business & Economy. See the full list →
Andrew James Simpson
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Doncaster, South Yorkshire
“For services to Social Enterprise.”
Deborah Wosskow
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London, Greater London
“For services to Female Entrepreneurship and to Access to Finance for Women.”
Natalie Wade
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Creative Industries.”
Wendy Carlin
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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.”
Hannah Bernard
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Female Entrepreneurship and Access to Finance for Women.”
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.”
Erica Maxwell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dungannon, County Tyrone
“For services to the Economy and to the community 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.”
Isabella Cameron
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Isle of Uist, Western Isles
“For services to Hospitality and to the Rural Economy in South Uist.”
Tina Barton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shaftesbury, Dorset
“For services to Science and to Trade.”
Ronjon Nag
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Entrepreneurship and to Artificial Intelligence.”
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.”
Richard Scaife
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Manufacturing.”
Becky Ruddy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Thurso, Caithness
“For services to Women in the Nuclear Industry.”
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.”
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Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George · 2024
London Gazette (official record), issue 64269, notice 4519307. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2024).
Published 29 December 2023.
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