Dame Jennifer Gita Abramsky,,is a British media producer and philanthropist. She was chairman of the UK's National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF). The NHMF makes grants to preserve heritage of outstanding national importance. Until her retirement from the BBC,Abramsky was its most senior woman employee;she was Director of Audio and Music.
Susan Catherine Deacon is a former Scottish Labour politician,and public figure who has held leadership roles across the private,public and third sectors,and in academia and national politics.
The Prince's Trust is a United Kingdom-based charity founded in 1976 by King Charles III to help vulnerable young people get their lives on track. It supports 11-to-30-year-olds who are unemployed or struggling at school and at risk of exclusion. Many of the young people helped by the trust face issues such as homelessness,disability,mental health problems,or trouble with the law.
Anthony William Hall,Baron Hall of Birkenhead,is a British life peer. He was Director-General of the BBC between April 2013 and August 2020,and chaired the board of trustees of the National Gallery from September 2020 to May 2021.
Dame Anne Elizabeth Owers,was Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons. Owers was the fifth holder of the post,appointed in August 2001,succeeding David Ramsbotham. Her appointment was renewed in June 2006 and in March 2008. She was appointed as the first National chair the Independent Monitoring Boards in October 2017. She was chair of the Independent Police Complaints Commission,and prior to this,she directed JUSTICE,the UK-based human rights and law reform organisation.
Dame Julie Moore was the Chief Executive of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust from 2006 to 2018. She is a Director of the Prince of Wales's Charitable Foundation and the Board of the 2022 Commonwealth Games which will be held in Birmingham.
Dame Fiona Claire Reynolds is a British former civil servant and chair of the National Audit Office. She was previously Master of Emmanuel College,Cambridge and Director-General of the National Trust. She is the current Chair of the Governing Council at the Royal Agricultural University,Cirencester.
Dame Julia Charity Cleverdon is a British charity worker who served for 16 years as Chief Executive of Business in the Community,one of the Prince's Charities of Charles,Prince of Wales.
Dame Rotha Geraldine Diane Johnston,DBE is a Northern Irish entrepreneur in commerce and property. Johnston is chair of Northern Ireland Screen,a non-executive director of Northern Ireland Electricity and an independent board member of the Department of Justice and Belfast Harbour Commissioners.
Dame Susan Ruth Street,DCB was the Permanent Secretary for the Department for Culture,Media and Sport (DCMS) from 2001 to 2006. She was responsible for the overall strategy,delivery and expenditure for the whole department. This included major projects like the winning bid for the London 2012 Olympic Games and the renewal of the BBC Charter.
Dame Priscilla Deborah Snowball,DBE,generally known as Cilla Snowball,is Group Chairman and Group Chief Executive of AMV BBDO,an advertising and communications group in the UK. She has worked for Abbott Mead Vickers for 20 years;in senior management positions since 2005,rising to agency head and now country head.
Zameer Mohammed Choudrey,Baron Choudrey is a British-Pakistani businessman who is the chief executive of the multinational conglomerate Bestway.
Dame Julia Unwin was chief executive of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) and the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust(JRHT). The Guardian in 2007 described her as a "major player in the voluntary sector." In 2012 she was appointed by the Scottish Government as a member of the Expert Working Group on Welfare and Constitutional Reform.
Lady Florence Mary Fagan,,is a former Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire,who served from 1994 until her retirement on 11 September 2014.
Dame Parveen June Kumar is a British doctor who is currently Professor of Medicine and Education at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry. She worked in the NHS for over 40 years as a consultant gastroenterologist and physician at Barts and the London Hospitals and the Homerton University Hospital. She was the President of the British Medical Association in 2006,of the Royal Society of Medicine from 2010 to 2012,of the Medical Women's Federation from 2016 to 2018 and of the Royal Medical Benevolent Fund from 2013 to 2020. She was also Vice President of the Royal College of Physicians from 2003 to 2005. In addition,she was a founding non-executive director of the National Institute of Clinical Excellence,chaired the Medicines Commission UK until 2005,and also chaired the BUPA Foundation Charity for Research until 2013.
The Honours Committee is a committee within the Cabinet Office of the Government of the United Kingdom formed to review nominations for national honours for merit,exceptional achievement or service. Twice yearly the Honours Committee submits formal recommendations for the British monarch's New Years and Birthday Honours. Members of the Honours Committee—which comprises a main committee and nine subcommittees in speciality areas—research and vet nominations for national awards,including knighthoods and the Order of the British Empire.
Dame Susan Ilene Rice,Lady Rice,is a British banker,company and charity director and Chair of Scottish Water,Business Stream,North American Income Trust,and non-executive director of the Office for Budget Responsibility. In 2000 she became the first women to lead a British clearing bank.
Dame Ann Geraldine Limb is a British educationalist,business leader,charity chair and philanthropist. In September 2015,she became the first woman Chair of The Scout Association since the organization was founded by Robert Baden Powell in 1907. Limb also serves as the 789th High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire,the first Quaker to hold this office.
Dame Fionnuala Mary Jay-O'Boyle,is a British lobbyist,charity trustee,and public official. She is the Lord-Lieutenant for the County Borough of Belfast since 2014,and a member of the House of Lords Appointments Commission since 2019.
Heather Jane Hancock is a former civil servant who has held numerous positions related to North Yorkshire. Since 1 October 2020,she has been Master of St John's College,Cambridge.
