Several Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE) have been recognised in the New Year Honours list. They include:
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• Professor Helen Atkinson, University of Leicester, vice president and trustee of the RAE, for services to engineering and education.
• David Warren Arthur East, lately chief executive, ARM Holdings, for services to the technology industry.
• Iain Gilmour Gray, chief executive officer, Technology Strategy Board, for services to science, technology and innovation.
• Christopher John Mairs, chief scientist, Metaswitch Networks, for services to engineering.
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• Professor Paul Stephen Cannon, lately director, Poynting Institute, QinetiQ, and University of Birmingham, for services to engineering.
• Dr Hamid Ghafour Mughal, director of global manufacturing, Rolls-Royce, for services to technology, innovation and manufacturing.