DVLA announces Tim Moss CBE as new Chief Executive

Published: 24/02/2025

Tim Moss CBE will lead the DVLA's mission to make the UK’s roads the safest in the world and deliver excellent public services, announces the Department for Transport.

Key points:

• Tim Moss CBE will start his new role on 31 March 2025
• He arrives from the Welsh Government, where he is currently the Chief Operating Officer and Director General for Corporate Services and Inspectorates
• Transport Secretary thanks previous CEO, Julie Lennard, and interim CEO, Lynette Rose, for their hard work

The Secretary of State for Transport is pleased to announce the appointment of Tim Moss CBE as the new Chief Executive of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), effective from 31 March 2025.

Tim is currently the Chief Operating Officer and Director General for Corporate Services and Inspectorates at the Welsh Government and previously worked as Chief Executive at the Intellectual Property Office.

Through these roles, Tim has extensive experience managing functions including HR, Finance and Digital Data, and has taken responsibility for several independent inspectorates focused on planning decisions and health outcomes.

Heidi Alexander, Secretary of State for Transport, said: "I’m delighted to confirm Tim Moss CBE as the new CEO of DVLA today.

"He arrives with a wealth of experience from his time at the Welsh Government and I’m looking forward to working with him as he builds on the hard work of DVLA’s previous CEO, Julie Lennard.

"I’d also like to extend my thanks to Lynette Rose, who filled the role on an interim basis, and wish her the very best as she returns to her role as Director of Strategy, Policy and Communications at the end of March."

Tim Moss CBE, incoming DVLA CEO, said: "I am absolutely delighted to be appointed to the role as CEO for DVLA.

"I have enjoyed a number of links with DVLA over the years and seen the great work it has done on digital transformation and customer delivery which touches on the lives of nearly everyone in the UK. I am honoured to be able to join the DVLA team and help the next phase of making the UK’s roads the safest in the world and delivering excellent public services."

Official Biography

Tim took up post as Chief Executive Officer and Comptroller General of the UK’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO) on 1 May 2017.

As CEO of the IPO Tim is responsible for advising Ministers on all IP policy matters and for the operation of the Office, which grants some 5509 patents 54761 trade marks each year.

Tim came to the IPO from Companies House where he was the Registrar of Companies for England and Wales and Chief Executive (March 2012- April 2017). He worked at Companies House from 2002 where he held many senior positions within the organisation. His extensive work portfolio included leading on the digital agenda, operational delivery, business strategy and corporate policy. Tim also held the position of president of the Corporate Registers Forum (an association of over 60 registries worldwide) from 2013 to 2017.

Tim’s career also includes 12 years in senior operational roles in the manufacturing industry; he has a Natural Sciences degree from Cambridge University, an MBA from Swansea University and lives on a farm in South Wales and is married with two children. He was awarded a CBE in the 2016 Queen’s Birthday Honours list for services to the economy and the people of Swansea.