Helen Reynolds has stepped down as deputy chief executive of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC).

Reynolds came to the REC as executive director of the Recruitment Industry Taskforce for Enterprise (RITE) in 2006. She was then promoted to deputy chief executive in January this year and was also acting chief executive from April 2007 until May this year.

Kevin Green, chief executive at the REC, said: “We would like to thank Helen for her outstanding work for the REC during the past two years and wish her every success in her next role.”