Bruce appointed onto board

Bruce Russell, joint managing director of Taylor Woodrow Construction, has been appointed to the main Board of Taylor Woodrow.

Russell, who oversees international operations as joint construction md alongside John McKenna, joined Taywood in 1969 and became involved in a variety of major construction projects overseas - notably in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Romania, Sierra Leone, and Borneo.

A series of promotions saw him move from director of Taywood's Asia Pacific operations, to md of its international construction business in 1992. Here, Russell achieved a doubling of company turnover with losses translated into substantial profit by the end of 1995.

His position as joint md of Taylor Woodrow Construction arose earlier this year when Taywood's UK and international construction businesses were merged into a new global company.

Group chairman, Colin Parsons said: "It is with great pleasure that we have invited Bruce to join the main Board. He has played an invaluable role in building up our successful international construction business. I am confident he will make a major contribution to the Board's deliberations in the years ahead."