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10th October 1981
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VID Kirkwood has been moted to distribution execu-, of Tesco, responsible for all lects of the physical distribuof goods from warehouse to res and controlling a fleet of er 250 vehicles and 500 ilers. Mr Kirkwood was iviously divisional distribumanager at RHM Agricule Ltd.

rhomas Meadows Internenal Ltd has announced the apintment of Bill Brown to a coMating role in the expansion d development of the various erseas services of the Meaws Group, He will be working isely with associated cornflies in Australia, Belgium, nada, Hong Kong and other untries, and will be based at a Group's headquarters in )ndon. Mr Brown was eviously in charge of all the oup's UK freight services ac Whittle International Freight has placed Stephen Blakeore on its Middle East busk iss management team. For the st two years he has been strict manager at Lancashire id was responsible for sales id operations. Initially he will be assisting the Middle East sales manager.

Keith Barret, West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive's director of labour relations and business development, is relinquishing his post and has accepted an appointment as a director of Glaxo, the international pharmaceutical company. During his time with the PTE he was concerned with the conversion of its bus fleet to full oneman operation, new approaches to clerical cost reduction, and the development of its commercial and business activities.

Paul Merryweather has become the company secretary of Eastern Counties Omnibus Co Ltd, taking over from Mr Foxlee who is retiring. Mr Merryweather previously held the position of company secretary with Birmingham-based Midland Red, having joined that company in 1978.

Seddon Atkinson has promoted three of its members of management. Roy Wild, formerly manager of engineering, has been appointed manager of manufacturing, and Harry Slack has succeeded him as manager of engineering. Mr Slack was previously involved with engineering planning and services. Eric Melling has been made plant manager at Seddon Atkinson's Oldham headquarters. He was previously plant manager for the assembly plant operation.

Tim Cummins has been made sales director of L. Gardner and Sons Ltd. He was previously sales and marketing executive with L. Gardener and Sons.

Martin Woolhouse has joined the staff of the Freight Transport Association's South Eastern Region as assistant secretary. He has an Honours Degree in Transport Administration and worked on the distribution and salel side of Boots, Smiths Foo( Group and Express Dairy. Sine( ,1979 he has worked as a trans port manager of a buildin( equipment company in Leightoi Buzzard.

The Worshipful Company 0 Carmen has elected three offic ers for this year. John Wells ha been made master. He wa national chairman of the Rom Haulage Association from 1972 1974 and is a member of th, Road Transport Industr Training Board. Anthony Hart i a past sheriff of the City of Lor don and an architect. He ha been made senior warder Freddie Bird, now retired, ha spent a lifetime as a profession( haulier. He is also a member c the metropolitan area of th RHA, and he has been mad junior warden.