Registered professionals celebrated in the New Year Honours 2025
Published: 15 January, 2025
The UK Honours system recognises the extraordinary achievements and service of individuals. The recent New Year’s Honours List features 15 Chartered Engineers among those who have been recognised for their outstanding contributions in various fields and specialisms. Their work has made a significant impact on the UK's economy, society, and environment, with their achievements celebrated for excellence and innovation.
In achieving professional registration, Chartered Engineers (CEng), Incorporated Engineers (IEng), Engineering Technicians (EngTech), and Information and Communications Technology Technicians (ICTTech) have demonstrated their competence and commitment to internationally recognised standards. This commitment reflects their dedication to upholding professional ethics and fulfilling their responsibilities to society, the profession and the environment.
The Chair, trustees and staff of the Engineering Council would like to congratulate all the registered engineers who have been honoured this year, including current President of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), Warren East, on receiving a Knighthood in recognition of his services to the Economy and to Net Zero and also Past President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), Carolyn Griffiths, on being awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in recognition of her services to the Rail Industry, to Transport Safety and to the Engineering Profession.
Congratulations are also offered to Dr John Lazar, President of the Royal Academy of Engineering, for receiving a Knighthood in recognition of his services to engineering and technology.
Knights Bachelor
• David Warren East CBE CEng FRS FIET FREng
Chief Executive, Rolls Royce. For services to the Economy and to Net Zero
Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE)
• Michael David Lewis CBE MA CEng MIMechE FEI
Chief Executive Officer, Uniper Energy. For services to Energy Security and Net Zero
• Thomas Anthony Rodden CBE CEng FRS FBCS FREng FAcSS
Professor of Computing and lately Chief Scientific Advisor, Department for Culture, Media and Sport. For services to Science, to Technology and to Academia
• Professor Richard Andrew Williams OBE CEng FIMMM FRSE FREng
Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Heriot-Watt University. For services to Education, to Engineering and to Entrepreneurship
Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE)
• Carolyn Jane Griffiths OBE CEng FIMechE FREng
Chair, Rail Group, Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety. For services to the Rail Industry, to Transport Safety and to the Engineering Profession
• Professor Nicholas Jenkins OBE CEng FIET FREng
Professor of Renewable Energy, Cardiff University. For services to Renewable Energy and to Smart Grid Technologies
• Professor Andrew Levers OBE CEng FRAeS
Executive Director and Founder, Institute of Digital Engineering and Autonomous Systems, University of Liverpool. For services to Industry and to the Economy
• Richard Livesey OBE CEng MInstP
Scientific Adviser, Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence
• Professor Rachel Angharad Oliver OBE CEng FIMMM FREng
Professor of Materials, University of Cambridge. For services to Materials Engineering
• John Geoffrey Smith OBE CEng MIMechE
Chief Executive Officer, GB Railfreight. For services to Rail Freight Transport
Member of the Order of the British Empire
• Professor Bamidele Adebisi MBE CEng FIET SMIEEE FHEA
Head, Smart Infrastructure and Industry Research Group, Manchester Metropolitan University. For services to Knowledge Transfer
• Ian McLeod Stevenson MBE BEng (Honours) CEng MIET
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Cyacomb. For services to Online Safety Technology
• Catharine Louise Walton MBE CEng MIET
Chief Engineer and Technical Lead, Home Office. For Public Service
• Robert John White MBE CEng MICE MIStructE
Senior Infrastructure Manager, North Sea Transition Authority. For services to Energy Security
• Maira Shernaz Bana MBE MEng CEng MIMechE
Co-founder, SheCanEngineer. For services to Diversity in Engineering
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