Ben Rimmington is Director General, Net Zero Buildings and Industry at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero ( DESNZ ). Ben previously held the same position in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy ( BEIS ) from June 2021 to February 2023. He moved to this role from the Department for Transport, where he was most recently the Director with responsibility for all EU Exit/Transition work relating to roads issues, from market access negotiations to delivery of traffic management infrastructure in Kent. Ben’s earlier career includes senior civil service roles dealing with a range of policies, including: company law and corporate governance business finance policy EU employment law negotiations management of the government’s relationship with the car industry