I am absolutely delighted that James Bennet (Director Technology at Ernst & Young) has been appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the Birthday Honours list. The citation is for ‘services to young people’. James was one of the early supporters/co-founders of the Technology Leadership Group at the Prince’s Trust which has raised over £15m for the Trust since. Indeed, it was James who ‘persuaded’ me to get involved back in 2002. James is now actively involved with the Internet & Media Leadership Group too. On top of that, James has been associated with Byte Night for a long time which has raised over £5m for Action for Children.
This is a truly ‘well deserved’ award to a guy I am proud to count as a very good friend