Daly who was honoured for services to business and housing is the first woman to lead a FTSE 100 house building company in the UK, taking the chief role in April 2022.
She has built a successful career in house building, starting out in the public sector in local authority planning roles before moving into the private sector.
Daly is an active member of the industry federation, a non-executive director on the New Homes Quality Board and has also previously served as a board member on a not-for-profit housing trust.
Other industry awards
CBE
John Burns, lately chief executive officer and chair of developer Derwent London. For services to property, to investment and to development.
OBE
Dr Barry Blackwell, head, UK Building Information Modelling and National Digital Twin Programmes, Department for Business and Trade. For services to technology development and construction.
Suzannah Nichol, chief executive officer of Build UK. For services to construction
Kate Tinsley, chief executive of MKM Building Supplies. For services to construction and to diversity
MBE
Angela Forbes, chief executive of BuildForce. For services to construction
Francois Samuel, Lately head, building regulations policy, Welsh Government. For services to the construction in Wales
