Insolvency Service appoints Interim Chief Executive Officer

The Insolvency Service announced that it has appointed Alec Pybus as Interim Chief Executive Officer.

Earlier in the year, Dean Beale announced that he would leave his role, 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.

Pybus will now step up from his current role of Chief Operating Officer, whilst the Department of Business and Trade undertakes the recruitment of a permanent Chief Executive Officer.

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, said “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.cI have been working with Dean over the past few months to ensure this transition is as smooth as possible.”