After 29 years in the role, Mary Williams, founder of the road safety charity Brake, is retiring as chief executive.
Williams established the charity in 1994, to prevent road crashes and support road victims, and has led its growth to a national charity.
She received an OBE in the Queen's honours list in 2000, and prior to establishing Brake had a career in investigative news journalism.
Williams thanked people she had worked with, and said without whom the many campaign successes and delivery of care for victims, would not have been possible.
“I remain fully committed to Brake’s vital cause and the charity sector,” she said.
Deborah Sleightholme, chair of Brake, said since Williams set it up, “the charity has gone from strength to strength and now has a reputation that is second to none”.
“She will be hard to replace and the board is committed to appointing the right person to lead the charity into an exciting future phase.”
Ross Moorlock, Brake’s chief operating officer, will lead the charity until the appointment of a permanent chief executive.
Charity Commission data for the financial year ending 31 December 2021 puts total income at £1.7m.
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