New Year Honours 2011
Vernon Ian Barker OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“Managing Director, First TransPennine Express. For services to the Rail Industry.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Managing Director, First TransPennine Express. For services to the Rail Industry.
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“Managing Director, First TransPennine Express. For services to the Rail Industry.”
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“Managing Director, First TransPennine Express. For services to the Rail Industry.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 315 times in the New Year Honours List 2011 — about 24% 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 Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2011
Adrian Allen
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
South Yorkshire
“Commercial Director, Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre. For services to Industry in the Yorkshire and Humber Region.”
Adrian Coles
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London
“Director-General, Building Societies Association. For services to the Financial Services Industry.”
Alan France
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“For services to UK/Uzbekistan educational and cultural relations.”
Alastair Kent
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Cambridgeshire
“Director, Genetic Alliance UK. For services to Healthcare”
Alexander Edward Buchan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“Lately Chief Executive Officer, Refugee Action. For services to Refugees.”
Alexander Frank Downie
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Isle of Man
“For public service in the Isle of Man.”
Alexander Wright Maccormick
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Suffolk
“Grade B1, Ministry of Defence.”
Alice Chapman
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Belfast
“Director, Youth Conference Service, Youth Justice Agency, Department of Justice, Northern Ireland Executive.”
Alison Hadley
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London
“Head of Teenage Pregnancy Unit, Department for Education.”
Alison Quant
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Hampshire
“President, ADEPT (Assoication of Directors of Environment, Economy Planning and Transport). For services to Local Government”
Amanda Arianwen Cecilia Cottrell
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Kent
“For services to the community in Kent.”
Andrea Arnold
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“Director. For services to the Film Industry.”
Andrew Carnegie Stewart
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Royal Navy
Andrew Digby Emson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Nottinghamshire
“Superintendent Pharmacist, Boots The Chemist and Lately Chairman, Company Chemists' Association. For services to Healthcare.”
Andrew Hussey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
“For services to UK/France cultural relations.”
Andrew Ian Beeforth
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Cumbria
“Director, Cumbria Community Foundation. For services to the Voluntary Sector.”
Andrew James Large
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Royal Corps of Signals
Andrew John Coope
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Royal Air Force
Andrew Julian Goldberg
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Hertfordshire
“Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust and Founder, Medical Futures Innovation Awards. For services to Medicine.”
Andrew Mark Weston
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Bristol
“Grade B2, Ministry of Defence.”
Andrew Martin Duffell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Kent
“Chief Dealer, UK Debt Management Office, HM Treasury.”
Andrew Robert Colin Stephens
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Hertfordshire
“Head of International Engagement and Board Secretary, British Library. For services to Scholarship.”
Andrew Timothy Martin
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Royal Air Force
Ann Bates
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East Sussex
“Deputy Chair and Rail Group Chair, Disabled Person's Transport Advisory Committee. For services to Disabled People.”
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Deborah Wosskow
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London, Greater London
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Natalie Wade
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London, Greater London
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Wendy Carlin
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Neeta Atkar
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Marlow, Buckinghamshire
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Hannah Bernard
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Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Female Entrepreneurship and Access to Finance for Women.”
Raymond Pritchard
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“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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Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2011
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2011).
Published 1 January 2011.
Location (Cheshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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