Manufacturing and engineering represented in New Year Honours 2024

The honours system recognises people who have:

• made achievements in public life
• committed themselves to serving and helping the UK

Among those recognised this year are manufacturing and engineering leaders, innovators, champions and educators, each of who continues to make a positive impact on the sector, as well as the people and technologies that make it tick.

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE)

• Professor Sir James Rufus McDonald FREng FRSE, President, Royal Academy of Engineering. For services to engineering, to education and to energy

Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)

• Professor Molly Morag Stevens FRS FREng, John Black Professor of Bionanoscience, University of Oxford and Professor, Imperial College London. For services to medicine

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

• Professor Danielle George, Professor of Radio Frequency Engineering, University of Manchester and Past President of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). For services to public engagement in engineering
• Anne Jessopp, Chief Executive Officer, Royal Mint. For services to industry and to the financial Sector
• Charles Woodburn FREng, Chief Executive, BAE Systems. For services to international trade and skills
• Jonny Moreton, Director, BAE Systems’ Air Sector.  Received a CBE following a distinguished career in the Royal Air Force
• Catriona Mary Robertson Schmolke FREng, Chief Executive Officer, Charlie Five and Vice President of the Royal Academy of Engineering. For services to engineering
• Mark Cutifani FREng, former Chief Executive, Anglo American. For services to investment in the global mining industry
• Professor Penelope Clare Endersby FREng, Chief Executive Officer, Met Office. For services to meteorology, to defence science and to technology
• Dr Andrew John Mackintosh FREng, Adviser, The Knowledge Assets Initiative. For services to science and technology, and to enterprise development

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

• Ashley Pigott, Chairman and Managing Director, AJ Power, Northern Ireland. For services to UK exports and manufacturing
• Paul Heygate, joint-MD of flour producer Heygates Group. For services to the food industry and to charity
• Brian Andrew Palmer FREng, founder and Chief Executive, Tharsus Group Ltd. For services to manufacturing and skills
• Dr Sabesan Sithamparanathan FREng, founder and president of Cambridge company PervasID. For services to innovation technology and the promotion of STEM subjects in education

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

• Rowan Crozier, Chief Executive Officer, C Brandauer & Co. For services to manufacturing and enterprise
• David Short FREng, who recently retired from his role as Group Technology Director, BAE Systems.  For services to military capability
• Philip Haughton, founder, Better Food. For services to sustainable food initiatives and to the community in Bristol
• Shann Jones, director of kefir and tea brand Chuckling Goat. For services to charity and to innovation in Wales
• Elizabeth Ovens, Director, McCaskies Butchers. For services to retail and to the economy in Scotland
• Rosemary Priscilla Irene Russell, Art and Design and Technology Technician, The Ursuline Academy Ilford. For services to education and to diversity in STEM
• Dr Enass Abo Hamed, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, H2GO Power and trustee of the Royal Academy of Engineering. For services to engineering and to enterprise

British Empire Medal (BEM)

• Anita Davenport-Brooks, former Group Human Resources Manager, Lander Automotive. For services to further education and skills
• Dr Shara Cohen, Chief Executive Officer, Honnao Ltd. For voluntary services to women in STEM and to cancer patients and their families