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.