JOHN RUSSELL has been appointed chief executive of Coventry-based London black taxi manufacturers Manganese Bronze Holdings PLC.

He was previously vice-president of Harley-Davidson Motor Company and managing director of Harley-Davidson Europe.

Mr Russell, aged 57, joined the board of Manganese Bronze - which owns LTI - at its Holyhead Road HQ this week.

He began his career in the automotive industry at Unipart in 1972 before moving to Peugeot Talbot in 1980.

He spent six years at Peugeot, initially as UK parts marketing director, and then as UK marketing director.

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