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Chanel and M&S leaders named in UK's New year's Honours list

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Sandra Halliday Published
January 1, 2025

A number of top business leaders — including the CEO of Chanel and the fashion chief at M&S — have been honoured by the King in the 2025 New Year’s Honours for “innovation, excellence and leadership in growing the UK economy”. 

Leena Nair, the British-Indian exec who’s Global CEO of Chanel, has been given a CBE for services to the retail and consumer sector, “with Chanel being the biggest investor in the UK cultural landscape under her leadership and commitment”.

Simon Murphy, who recently stepped down as the boss of the Battersea Power Station Development Company, spearheaded the £10 billion redevelopment that now includes London’s newest shopping mall. He’s now an OBE.