New Year Honours 2015
Victor Manuel CHAVEZ, CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chief Executive Officer • Thales UK Ltd
Organisation: Thales UK Ltd
“For services to the Defence and Security Industry.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to the Defence and Security Industry.
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Hampshire
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2015- Role at the time
- Chief Executive Officer, Thales UK Ltd
- Region
- Hampshire
“For services to the Defence and Security Industry.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 119 times in the New Year Honours List 2015 — about 9% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive Officer, Thales UK Ltd.
How widely is this recognised?
1,144 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 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, M.B.E.,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
West Yorkshire
“For services to Interfaith and Community Cohesion.”
Alan Davey,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to the Arts.”
Alan Michael Eccles,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Staffordshire
Alasdair Glen Stirling,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Somerset
“For services to Defence.”
Alastair Scott Dickinson,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
late Corps of Royal Engineers
Ali Smith,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Cambridgeshire
“For services to Literature.”
Alice Mary Maynard,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Buckinghamshire
“For services to People with Disabilities and their Families.”
Alistair Stanyer Burns,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Cheshire
“for Dementia.”
Amanda Elizabeth Chessell,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Hampshire
“For services to Engineering.”
Amanda Elizabeth Wills
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
Amanda Margaret Tincknell,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Hampshire
“For services to the charitable sector.”
Amanda Phillips,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Essex
“For services to Education.”
Andrew Wyllie,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Buckinghamshire
Chief Executive
Anna Danielle Van Der Gaag,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
West Sussex
“For services to Health and Care.”
Anne Helen Richards, C.V.O.,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Edinburgh
Barbara Spicer,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Merseyside
“For services to Education, Learning and Skills.”
Benjamin John Bathurst, O.B.E.,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Bill Whyte,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
East Lothian
Brent Shawzin Hoberman
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to Entrepreneurship.”
Carl Morell Scott, A.F.C.,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Caroline Elizabeth Whalley,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to Education.”
Caroline Rush,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to the British Fashion Industry.”
Carolyn Makinson,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
USA
Executive Director
Christopher Brinsmead,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Cheshire
In the same field
Others recognised for Defence & Armed Forces
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,144 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces. See the full list →
John Peel
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bideford, Devon
“For voluntary service to the Royal Marines, the Royal Marines Charity and the Veteran Community.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Roderick Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands.”
Mark Rowlands
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Portishead, Somerset
“For services to Defence.”
Pandora Reilly
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Helen Ralph
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Duncan Macdonald
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Roger Lewis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Penarth, South Glamorgan
“For voluntary services to Service Personnel and Veterans.”
Matthew Davenport
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Cooper
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing and to Defence.”
John Ambler
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Emsworth, Hampshire
“For voluntary service to Military History.”
Gillian Wright
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Charlotte Potter
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
David Halliday
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Liphook, Hampshire
“For services to Service Personnel, Veterans and Families.”
Andrew Elliott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Elizabeth Butler
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dartford, Kent
“For voluntary service to Veterans and to Public Service.”
Christopher Bailey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Siobhan Alloway
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Start
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Longfield, Kent
“For services to Defence.”
Natalie Moore
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Steven Carlier
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belper, Derbyshire
“For services to Defence.”
David Waters
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Preston, Lancashire
“For Voluntary Service to Veterans.”
Elaine Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Defence and to Charitable Fundraising.”
Martin Uden
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Veterans of the Korean War, and to UK/Korea relations.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2015
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2015).
Published 31 December 2014.
Location (Hampshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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