A number of figures from the world of enterprise have been recognised within the 2026 New Yr Honours.
Among the many entrepreneurs rewarded is Piers Linney, a former investor on BBC TV’s Dragons’ Den, who receives an MBE.
Linney was beforehand non-executive on the British Enterprise Financial institution throughout the pandemic and a trustee of innovation company Nesta. He’s additionally co-founder and govt chair of Implement AI which helps corporations use AI brokers.
Receiving a knighthood is Richard Harpin, who develop HomeServe right into a enterprise he bought for £4 billion, and Peter Higgins, co-founder of Charles Tyrwhitt Shirts has been awarded an OBE.
One other recipient of an MBE is Benjamin Towers, founding father of worker profit platform Happl, who began his first enterprise at 11-years-old, whereas Girl Demetra Pinsent, CEO of magnificence model Charlotte Tilbury and Akin Onal, founder and chief govt officer of polling firm MORI, additionally get OBEs.
Knighthood
- Richard Harpin, founder, HomeServe. For providers to politics.
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
- Simon Roberts, chief govt officer, Sainsbury’s. For providers to the retail business.
- Mark Reynolds, group govt chair, Mace and co-chair, Development Management Council. For providers to enterprise and the development business.
Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
- Peter Higgins, co-founder, Charles Tyrwhitt Shirts. For providers to commerce, to entrepreneurship and to schooling.
- Akin Onal, founder and chief govt officer, MORI. For providers to entrepreneurship.
- Christopher Adelsbach, managing companion, Outrun Ventures. For providers to entrepreneurship.
- Shah Ruhul Amin, co-founder and chief architect, Onfido. For providers to fintech and synthetic intelligence.
- Simon Boyd, managing director, John Reid and Sons Restricted, REIDSteel. For providers to British metal manufacturing and to small and medium-sized enterprises.
- Professor Gurpreet Singh Jagpal. For providers to enterprise, entrepreneurship, schooling and coverage.
- Pamela Maynard, chief AI transformation officer, Microsoft. For providers to enterprise and know-how
- Girl Demetra Pinsent, chief govt officer, Charlotte Tilbury. For providers to enterprise and to the wonder business.
- Dr Aderonke Savage, chief govt officer and founder, Jomas Associates. For providers to younger individuals, to enterprise and to the development business.
Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
- Piers Linney, govt chair, Implement AI. For providers to small enterprise, to entrepreneurs, to buyers, to banking and to range and social mobility.
- Richard Marshall, founder and chief govt officer, Pall Mall Barbers. For providers to worldwide commerce, mentoring and to individuals with dyslexia.
- Safaraz Ali, chief govt officer, Pathway Group. For providers to range and inclusion in enterprise.
- Benjamin Towers, founder and chief govt officer, Happl. For providers to the start-up enterprise neighborhood, excellence in innovation and enterprise.
- Richard Clothier, managing director, Wyke Farms. For providers to sustainable agriculture and meals manufacturing.
- Teresa Colaianni, founder and chair, WiHTL and Range in Retail. For providers to inclusion within the hospitality, journey, leisure and retail sectors.
- William Crawford, director and co-founder, Concrete Canvas. For providers to engineering supplies innovation and to export
- Alain Dilworth, programme supervisor, Made Smarter Adoption Programme, The Development Firm. For providers to enterprise development and digitalisation.
- Andrew Fishburn, managing director, Virgin StartUp. For providers to small companies and entrepreneurship.
- Funmi Lawal, founder and chief govt officer, Clip-Knix. For providers to incapacity, entrepreneurship and to volunteering.
- Gail McManus, founder and director, Personal Fairness Recruitment. For providers to non-public fairness and enterprise capital.
- Clement Ogbonnaya, chief govt officer, We Are The Village Individuals. For providers to hospitality and to enterprise
- John Spiers, chief govt officer, The EQ Basis and Chair, EQ Buyers. For providers to enterprise and to charity.
- James Whiting, chief govt officer, The Skinny Meals Firm. For providers to the meals business.
