New Year Honours 2018
Vivian Hunt DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
“For services to the Economy and to Women in Business.”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
For services to the Economy and to Women in Business.
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
30 December 2017
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
D.B.E.
To be Ordinary Dames Commander of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Ms Vivian Yvonne HUNT
Managing Partner for UK and Ireland, McKinsey and Company
For services to the Economy and to Women in Business.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62150 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to the Economy and to Women in Business.”
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How common is this award?
The Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 13 times in the New Year Honours List 2018 — about 1% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
5,820 people have been recognised for Business & Economy.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2018
Angela Pedder
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Devon
“For services to Healthcare.”
Catherine Warwick
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“For services to Midwifery.”
Cheryl Gillan
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Surrey
“For political and public service.”
Christine Ryan
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
West Sussex
“For services to Education.”
Clare Marx
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Suffolk
“For services to Surgery in the NHS.”
Darcey Andrea Bussell
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“For services to Dance.”
Hilary Chapman
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
South Yorkshire
“For services to Nursing.”
Jacqueline Daniel
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
West Yorkshire
“For services to Healthcare.”
Janet Beer
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Merseyside
“For services to Higher Education and Equality.”
Pratibha Gai, (mrs. Gai-boyes)
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
North Yorkshire
“For services to Chemical Sciences and Technology.”
Rice, (susan Ilene)
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
East Lothian
“For services to Business, the Arts and charity in Scotland.”
Rosemary Anne Squire
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Surrey
“For services to Theatre and Philanthropy.”
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Others recognised for Business & Economy
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 5,820 people have been recognised for Business & Economy. See the full list →
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
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Marlow, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Small Business Finance and the British Business Bank.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Lorna Williams
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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.”
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.”
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.”
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
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Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
Charles Milne
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckie, Banffshire
“For services to Business and to Community Development in Buckie and Banffshire.”
Sakilbabu Kola
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Export Growth.”
Nadia Khan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women in the Music Industry.”
Georgina Hurcombe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bournemouth, Dorset
“For services to Television and the Creative Sector.”
Helene Martin Gee
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Folkestone, Kent
“For services to Women in Enterprise.”
Maurice Geddis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dromore, County Down
“For services to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland.”
Louise Ellis-frankland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Skipton, North Yorkshire
“For services to the Manufacturing Sector and to Employee Well-Being.”
George Fleming
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Business, to Employment and to Apprenticeships.”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2018
London Gazette (official record), issue 62150, notice 2937888. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2018).
Published 29 December 2017.
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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