Exhibitions group ITE has appointed Russell Taylor as its new group chief executive.

Taylor has served as FD at the firm since 2003, and took on the acting CEO role in January when Bill Dye left.

He will serve as FD until a successor is found.

'Russell is well known to us and has played an important role in the successful implementation of ITE's strategy in the last five years and I am confident that he will lead the group to the next stage of its development,' said chairman Iain Paterson.

Taylor had previously spent seven years at Earls Court Olympia Group, where he was FD and subsequently MD of Earls Court & Olympia Halls.

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