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G. S. Taylor becomes chief mechanical engineer of Tyneside Passenger Transport Executive on September 1. Mr Taylor, now group chief engineer (technical planning) West Riding Group of Companies, entered transport engineering in 1950 with the Northern General Transport Co; in 1955 he was appointed assistant chief engineer North Western Road Car Co; and in 1968 chief engineer Yorkshire Woollen District Transport Co Ltd.
Oliver Yates has been appointed personnel manager and Michael Thomason-Moore management accountant of Cartransport (BRS) Ltd, Leamington Spa. Mr Yates was previously personnel and labour relations manager for the Bird Group of Companies. Mr Thomason-Moore group accountant for a financial holding company in Birmingham.
C. M. Perry, previously BRS Parcels Ltd manager at Luton, has now taken over at Acton.
Malcolm Smith, 30, who joined SCA early last year, has been promoted import manager of SCA European Road Services. Mr Smith started in transport as soon as he left school. T. J. E. Price (managing director, T. J. E. Price (Cardiff) Ltd) has been elected chairman of the South Wales Maintenance Committee for Goods Vehicles; John Vickers (transport engineer /surveyor, Royal Insurance Group) and G. D. Evans (md, John Evans and Sons Ltd, Llanelli) are vice-chairmen; P. J. Webb (secretary, S. Wales area, RHA) and T. J. Barnes (secretary, South Western and S. Wales division, FTA) are joint secretaries; John Vickers (transport/engineer surveyor, Royal Insurance Group, Cardiff) is publicity officer.
Lord Rootes was installed as president of the Institute of the Motor Industry last week in succession to the Hon. Gerald Lascelles. The following are vice-presidents of the Institute: Ian Appleyard, M. H. G. Bradstock, Sir Kenneth Corley, Sir George Farmer, Sir Reay Geddes, Gilbert A. Hunt, George Kenning, G. E. Moore, G. Norris, Sir Montague Prichard, H. G. Starley, Lord Stokes, G. H. Turnbull.
John Herdman-Grant has been appointed executive marketing director of Boalloy Ltd. He has held senior management positions with Crane Fruehauf since 1970 and was previously managing director of Highway Trailers. Additional appointments are those of Terry Cullen and Rupert Alcock as marketing executives — fleet sales; Humphrey Mosley as marketing executive — sales development; and Roy Johnson as marketing office manager.
Geoffrey A. Stokoe, 30, has been appointed technical -secretary to the International Cargo Handling Co-ordination Association. Mr Stokoe, who has just obtained an Honours Degree, BSc (Tech), in Maritime Studies at the University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology, was previously a chief officer with Overseas Containers Ltd.
Roy Phillips has been promoted commercial director and Conn Saunderson promoted financial director of H. Tidd and Son Ltd, the maker of Strongbox vans at St Neots, Hunts.
H. B. Greenborough, chief executive and managing director of Shell-Mex and BP Ltd, has been invested as president of the National Society for Clean Air.