• Chief Operating Officer Alec Pybus to become interim Chief Executive Officer 

• Dean Beale worked at the Insolvency Service for 30 years

• He left the agency to join the Centre for Public Interest Audit as its Executive Director

The Insolvency Service has announced that Alec Pybus, formerly Chief Operating Officer, is now interim Chief Executive Officer after Dean Beale announced his departure earlier this year.  

Mr Beale left the agency on 12 May, having been Chief Executive Officer of the Insolvency Service since 2019.  

In February 2025, he announced that he would be moving to the Centre for Public Interest Audit as its Executive Director, after more than 30 years in the insolvency sector. 

Alec Pybus will act as interim Chief Executive Officer – stepping up from his current role of Chief Operating Officer – while the Department of Business and Trade undertakes the recruitment of a permanent CEO. 

Dean Beale, former Insolvency Service Chief Executive Officer, said:  

It has been a privilege to serve as Chief Executive Officer for the past six years.  

The Insolvency Service will be in safe hands with Alec, who has vast experience and knowledge of this complex sector. 

I wish him and everyone at the Insolvency Service the very best for the future.  

Alec Pybus, Insolvency Service interim Chief Executive Officer, added:  

I’m delighted to have been given this opportunity, and I am looking forward to taking up this role while a new Chief Executive is recruited.  

I have been working with Dean over the past few months to ensure this transition is as smooth as possible.

Dean Beale announced his departure from the Insolvency Service in February 2025 – read more here: Insolvency Service Chief Executive announces plan to move on to new position – GOV.UK