A BOLTON man has been appointed as a director of Morbaine Ltd of Widnes.

Alex Brodie, aged 51, who is married with two sons and lives in Smithills, has been with the firm of property developers and investors for the past three years as a development executive.

He has been responsible for expanding non-food and DIY retail development throughout the UK.

Before joining Morbaine he was a senior executive with B&Q for 12 years with responsibility for developments in the UK and the Far East. He worked in Singapore, Bahrain and Egypt for a number of UK construction firms.

Alex holds an honours degree in Civil Engineering from Liverpool University and is a Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers and a Member of the Chartered Institute of Builders.