Julie Kenny

Summary

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]

Dame
Julie Kenny
Born
Occupation(s)Businesswoman
Chair of trustees

Biography edit

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 edit

  1. ^ a b "Chair: Julie Kenny". Gov.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  2. ^ "TRUSTEE BIOGRAPHIES: Julie Kenny". TRUSTEE BIOGRAPHIES. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Deputy Lieutenants". County of South Yorkshire. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Julie Kenny CBE DL, Honorary Doctorate 2006". Sheffield Hallam University. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Julie Kenny wins Private Business Woman of the Year 2014". Welcome to Sheffield. 11 September 2014.
  6. ^ David Hughes (23 June 2019). "Queen's birthday honours list 2019: full list of everyone being recognised this year".
  7. ^ "Dame Julie Kenny DBE DL appointed Commissioner of Historic England". GOV.UK. Retrieved 27 February 2023.