Marcella Maxwell, chief executive of Chwarae Teg, the organisation which promotes the role of women in the Welsh economy, has been appointed Wales director of Working Links, the UK-wide organisation which helps long-term unemployed people return to work.

She is moving after more than two years in the key post, where she worked extensively with employers and partner organisations to enhance the role of women in the workforce.

Marcella will continue to lead the team until early May and Katy Chamberlain, a former director of KPMG and Welsh woman of the year category winner, will become interim Chief Executive.