Permanent Secretary Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Permanent Secretary, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Alex Chisholm became Permanent Secretary for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) in September 2016. Prior to that he was Joint Permanent Secretary for BEIS. He is also: Trustee and Deputy Chair at the international charity Breadline Africa Previous career highlights include: Permanent Secretary for the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) Chief Executive of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) Chairperson and Commissioner of Irelands communications regulatory agency, ComReg Chair of the Economic Regulators Network in Ireland senior executive positions in the media, technology and e-commerce industries, with Pearson plc, Financial Times Group, eCountries Inc and Ecceleration Ltd Previous roles in government 1. Joint Permanent Secretary, BEIS o 2016 to 2016 2. Permanent Secretary, DECC o 2016 to 2016 3. Chief Executive of the Competition and Markets Authority o 2013 to 2016