Granite Construction Incorporated has announced that, after 14 years of service, Granite's vice president and general counsel, Michael Futch, will retire on Aug. 31. Assuming his roles will be Terry Eller, who will take on the additional roles of corporate secretary and chief compliance officer, effective Sept. 1.

In her new role, Eller will oversee all legal, compliance and corporate secretary activities as well as provide strategic counsel to the board of directors and senior management. Eller joined Granite in May 2010 as deputy general counsel. She has served in a variety of legal roles for other construction and engineering companies, including international legal counsel and principal for the consulting firm 5 RMK, as well as vice president of investor relations and vice president of international law at Washington Group International.