Former Leicester City Council chief executive Sheila Lock has a new job in Wales.
Ms Lock has been appointed the interim director of children's services at Cardiff Council.
She was made redundant from her £174,000 Leicester role in 2011 when city mayor Sir Peter Soulsby abolished the post.
Ms Lock was the city council's director of children's services from 2006 to 2008, before being promoted to chief executive.
A Cardiff Council spokeswoman said Ms Lock had been hired for six months until the permanent £120,000-a-year director of children's services is in place.
Ms Lock's salary has not been disclosed.
The council spokeswoman said: "It is intended she will be the interim director for children's services until the new permanent director and assistant director are appointed."
Ms Lock launched a judicial review challenge at the High Court last year, claiming Leicester City Council breached her human rights to a fair hearing and respect for her private life. However, in August, a senior judge rejected her claims that the dismissal was unlawful.
At the time she was made redundant, Ms Lock was off work due to the stress caused by a four-year hate mail campaign by a council worker, who was jailed for two years.
She challenged the process leading to her departure, claiming the council acted unlawfully by sending her a letter of redundancy before the full council had ratified the abolition of her role. Ms Lock also claimed by informing the media she was off sick and automatically dismissing her from her other role of head of paid service, the council breached her human rights to a fair hearing and privacy.
