Judith Whitaker

Biography

Judith Whitaker was appointed Chief Operating Officer at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) in May 2010.

Education

Judith studied at Portsmouth University where she gained an MSC, Pg DIP and FC1PD.

Career

Judith joined DVLA in 2008 as HR and Estates Director from the Audit Commission where she was Area Performance Lead and Joint Inspector with the Office for Standards in Education. Prior to the Audit Commission she spent 13 years in various NHS organisations within operations and HR, working on major change and developments. Judith was also HR Director for VOSA.

In May 2010, Judith was appointed Chief Operating Officer assuming responsibility for the successful delivery of around 107 million customer-facing transactions each year. Judith is also Senior Responsible Owner (SRO) for the £100m Efficiency Programme.