Central Chancery for the Orders of Knighthood
St. James's Palace, London SW1

11 June 2011

The QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty's Birthday, to signify her intention of conferring the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned:

Knights Bachelor

BOYLE, Professor Roger Michael, C.B.E., National Clinical Director for Heart Disease and Stroke. For services to Medicine.
BURNS, Dr. Henry, Chief Medical Officer for Scotland, Scottish Government.
CECIL, Henry, Trainer. For services to Horse Racing.
CHAPMAN, Frank, Chief Executive, BG Group. For services to the Oil and Gas Industries.
EDWARDS, Professor Robert Geoffrey, C.B.E., Scientist, Reproductive Biology. For services to Human Reproductive Biology.
GREGSON, Professor Peter John, President and Vice-Chancellor, Queen's University Belfast. For services to Higher Education.
HAWKHEAD, Anthony Gerard, C.B.E., Chief Executive, Groundwork. For services to Environmental Regeneration.
HIGGINS, David Hartmann, lately Chief Executive, Olympics Delivery Authority. For services to Regeneration.
FORSYTH-JOHNSON (BRUCE FORSYTH), Bruce Joseph, C.B.E. For services to Entertainment and to Charity.
LISTER, Councillor Edward Julian, Leader, Wandsworth Council. For services to Local Government.
MEALE, Joseph Alan. For public and political services.
PEACE, John Wilfred, Chairman, Standard Chartered Bank. For services to Business and to the Voluntary Sector.
PELHAM, Dr. Hugh Reginald Brentnall, F.R.S., Director, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Medical Research Council. For services to Science.
SIMPSON, Peter Austin, O.B.E., Executive Principal, Brooke Weston Partnership, Northamptonshire. For services to Education.
SMITH, Professor Steven Murray, Vice-Chancellor, University of Exeter and President, Universities UK. For services to local and national Higher Education.
SOUTER, Brian, Chief Executive, Stagecoach Group plc. For services to Transport and to the Voluntary Sector.
WATSON, Graham Robert. For public and political services.
WELLAND, Professor Mark Edward, Chief Scientific Adviser, Ministry of Defence.
WILLIAMS, Paul Michael, O.B.E., D.L., lately Director-General, Health and Social Services, Welsh Assembly Government and Chief Executive, NHS Wales.
WOODHEAD, Christopher Anthony, Chairman, Cognita Schools and Professor of Education, University of Buckingham. For services to Education.
WOODS, Professor Kent Linton, Chief Executive, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency. For services to Healthcare.

DIPLOMATIC SERVICE AND OVERSEAS LIST

BUCKLEY, Dr. George William, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, 3M Company. For services to industry.

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