Julie Kenny
Dame Julie Kenny | |
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Occupation(s) | Businesswoman Chair of trustees |
Dame Julie Ann Kenny DBE DL is the interim chair of the UK Commission for Employment and Skills and Chair of Trustees of the Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust.[1][2]
Biography
Kenny was awarded a CBE for services to industry in Yorkshire and Humberside in the 2002 New Year Honours.[1] Julie has also served as a Deputy Lieutenant for South Yorkshire since 2005.[3] In 2006 she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Sheffield Hallam University.[4]
In 2014 Kenny was announced as the Private Businesswoman of the Year.[5]
She was admitted as a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2019 Birthday Honours for services to heritage.[6]
She was appointed as a commissioner of Historic England by the Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport in February 2023.[7]
References
- ^ a b "Chair: Julie Kenny". Gov.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "TRUSTEE BIOGRAPHIES: Julie Kenny". TRUSTEE BIOGRAPHIES. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "Deputy Lieutenants". County of South Yorkshire. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "Julie Kenny CBE DL, Honorary Doctorate 2006". Sheffield Hallam University. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "Julie Kenny wins Private Business Woman of the Year 2014". Welcome to Sheffield. 11 September 2014.
- ^ David Hughes (23 June 2019). "Queen's birthday honours list 2019: full list of everyone being recognised this year".
- ^ "Dame Julie Kenny DBE DL appointed Commissioner of Historic England". GOV.UK. Retrieved 27 February 2023.