Ross Morlock appointed Brake’s new chief executive

The road safety charity Brake has announced that Ross Moorlock has been named as the organisation’s new chief executive officer. Moorlock has held the position of interim CEO since April 2023, when founder and former chief executive Mary Williams OBE retired and stepped down from the role after 29 years.

Prior to this, Ross was chief operating officer at Brake, having joined the charity in 2017.

Since taking up the reins as interim CEO, Moorlock has overseen a period of significant expansion at Brake. In 2023, the charity grew from 37 employees in January, to 62 in December, with growth across all teams including campaigns, fundraising and operations, but most significantly within the National Road Victim Service. As interim CEO, Moorlock has also overseen the delivery of some of Brake’s biggest annual events and campaigns.

In June 2023, Brake’s Kids Walk campaign saw 110,000 children from 720 schools take to the streets to shout out for safe spaces to walk, and in November, Road Safety Week reached 18 million people through participation in schools, communities and organisations in one of the biggest campaigns yet.

Moorlock said: “I am fortunate to work with a fantastically talented and motivated operational team and board at Brake, and I’m excited about continuing our work together as we grow the scale and impact of our organisation even further.”