Industry and the economy in the New Year Honours 2014

Industry and the economy in the New Year Honours 2014
Industry and the economy make up 11% of the awards. In addition to the DBE for Alison Carnwath, the awards include:

a knighthood for Ian Cheshire, Chief Executive, Kingfisher plc
a knighthood for Paul Tucker, lately Deputy Governor, Bank of England
a knighthood for Michael Gifford, lately Lord Mayor of London
a CBE for Karren Brady, Vice Chair, West Ham Football Club, for her services to entrepreneurship and women in business
There are a number of entrepreneurs recognised, including:

an OBE for Michael Acton-Smith, Chief Executive and Founder, Mind Candy
an OBE for Priya Lakhani, Founder, Masala Masala and a member of the Entrepreneurs Forum
an OBE for Penny Power, the Founder of Ecademy, promoting entrepreneurship in social and digital development
MBEs for twin sisters Lisa and Helen Tse, who founded Sweet Mandarin
an MBE for Michael Hayman, entrepreneur and founder of StartUp Britain

Read the full New Year Honours 2014 lists here.