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Bernard Griffiths has been appointed a director and elected chairman

12th July 1968, Page 37
12th July 1968
Page 37
Page 37, 12th July 1968 — Bernard Griffiths has been appointed a director and elected chairman
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of the South Wales Transport Co. Ltd., Thomas Brothers (Port Talbot) Ltd. and Neath and Cardiff Luxury Coaches Ltd. He has also been appointed a director of the Rhondda Transport Co. Ltd. G. Carruthers, director and general manager of United Welsh Services Ltd., has been appointed to the boards of South Wales Transport and Thomas Brothers, and R. C. Hilton to the board of Thomas Brothers. R. A. Taylor, previously chairman of the South Wales and Neath and Cardiff companies has resigned from the boards of these companies; J. H. Richardson, previously chairman of Thomas Brothers, has resigned from the board of that company and of South Wales, and G. M: Newberry has resigned from the board of Rhondda.

Robert J. Shove, 37. has been appointed managing director of the Eagle Engineering Co. Ltd.. of Warwick. This new appointment is part of a reorganization of management structure planned by the board of Hanger Investments Ltd.. the holding company which acquired the Eagle Engineering Co_ Ltd. and its subsidiary, Always Welding Ltd. of Aldershot, in January. Mr. Shove was assistant production director of the Taylor Hobson division of the Rank Organisation.

George Pickup, 42. previously secretary of the Preston centre of the Institute of Traffic Administration. has been appointed chairman of the Sheffield centre. Mr Pickup is deputy general manager of Chesterfield Corporation transport department.

P. J. Harmer is to be appointed secretary and accountant of East Yorkshire Motor Services Ltd., in succession to C. Bawling, who retires on September 30. Mr. Harmer took up his present appointment as secretary/accountant of A. Timpson and Sons Ltd. in 1965.

V. 0. Brown has been appointed secretary and accountant of the City of Oxford Motor Services Ltd. in succession to H. Armstrong, who has been appointed secretary and accountant of the Potteries Motor Traction Co. Ltd. Mr. Brown has been assistant secretary since 1956. W. M. Dravers has relinquished the appointment of managing director of Southdown Motor Services Ltd. but retains the chairmanship. S. J. B. Skyrme, who was appointed a director earlier in the year, has been elected deputy chairman.

A. Brearley has been appointed assistant managing director of Small and Parkes Ltd. Mr. Brearley joined Small and Parkes in 1966 as works director.

R. J. Sudell has been appointed traffic manager designate of Enfield Highway Co-operative Society. Mr. Sudell was previously transport manager of Stockton Society.

J. R. Edwards has accepted an invitation to join the board of Associated Engineering Ltd. as a non-executive director.

John Ireland has been appointed general works manager designate and an executive of Pirelli Ltd. He will succeed the current general works manager, George Barker, on Mr. Barker's retirement in 1969. Mr. Ireland was previously a manufacturing executive with the telecommunications group of AEI.

Phil Drackett has been appointed RAC Director of press and public relations. He will head a new division, replacing the existing press and PR department, with increased responsibilities and a wider field of activity. Following the new appointment, Ron Naylor has been promoted to public relations officer and Colin Bray to chief press officer.

Eighteen candidates were successful in all three graduate subjects—evolution of modern transport: economics: commercial practice—at the Institute of Traffic Administration graduate and associate membership part 1 examinations. They are: F. 0. ARM, L. Bath, Fl. W. Burrows, D. N. Dearden, B. L. Doddington, T. Ft. Figgins, D. E. Green, FL Green, N. R. Howe, J. A. Manaton, J. McDowell, I. K. Muir, T. Nwokedi, L. C. Oakman, W. V. Sibley, R. J. Tugwell, P. D. P. Watson and S. J. Whymark. The first paper was also passed by I. Moss, P. C. Ojimadu, G. Parrett, B. G. Wakelin. The associate membership part 1 examination— principles of accounting, general principles of transport law, transport operation—was passed by

A. 0. Baharinde, S. C. Chakraborti, H. C. C. Haskins,

S. A. Martin, K. May, J.0. Ogunbayo, C. A. Osibeluwo, B. 0. Oyakan, D. F. Palmer, M. Pepper, K. Ft. Sensier, F. G. Stone, R. A. Whittle. In addition passes in transport operation (road passenger) were obtained by E. Blacow, S. K. Kayode, D. 0. Odelli, T. T. Winkless.


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