Non-Executive Chair and former CEO of MJ Gleeson PLC, James Thomson CBE, has been awarded a CBE in the New Year's Honours for services to policing and inclusion.

Having served on the City of London Police's Board since 2015, and as Chair from 2020-2024, James has championed local initiatives to improve safety in the Square Mile, including combating violence against women and girls, and has successfully campaigned for national changes to improve responses to fraud and cybercrime.