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MRS_ M. MCMILLAN has been appointed an additional member of the North-Western Transport Users' Consultative Committee.
MR. A. V. LOVE has been elected chairman of the Humberside Section of the Institute of Transport. The vicechairmen are MR. G. C. CLARK, MR. S. CHARITY and MR. I. PICKERING, MR. A. S: DAGGER has been appointed goods vehicle licensing officer of the Road Passenger and Transport Association after retirement from the Civil Service. He spent 21 years at the headquarters of the West Midland Licensing Authority.
M. J. L. HEPWORTH, of Hepworth and Grandage, Ltd., has been re-elected chairman of the North-Eastern Centre of the Automobile Division of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. MR. H. GLEDHILL continues as honorary secretary.
MR. ALEX FRASER. vice-chairman and managing director of Girling„ Ltd., and MR. J. W. Kitsctim, director and chief engineer, are leaving on June 4 to visit
the U.S.A. They will have general discussions with American manufacturers on braking problems.
BRIO. W. S. KING IS ID succeed BRIG. F. W. GORDON-HALL as Director of Inspection of Fighting Vehicles at the Ministry of Supply. BRIG. J. L. MORTON will succeed Brig. King as Deputy Chief Engineer, Fighting Vehicles Research and Development Establishment. Ch ertsey.
MR. R. F. HANKS, vice-chairman of the Nuffield Organization, has been appointed an additional member of the Western Area Board of the British Transport Commission. He will succeed MR. JOHN RYAN, who will continue as the Commission's member on the board after the chairmanship of the Western Area Board has passed to Mr. Hanks on July 1.
MR. DAVID BLEE, traffic adviser of the British Transport Commission, has been nominated a member of the council of the Institute of Transport to take office on September 30. Other council nominees are Ma. DAVID MCKENNA, chief commercial and public relations officer of the London Transport Executive, MR. F. J. SPEIGHT, director, secretary and general manager of George Ewer and Co., Ltd., MR. R. L. 11. FARMER, managing director, Atlas Express Co., Ltd., MR. T. J. BREEN, MR. S. A. FINN'S, MR. S. A. FITCH, MR. J. L. HARRINGTON, and MR. N. E. ROWE. MR. N. G. A. JOHNSON has been nominated an associate member. LT.-COL. J. OLIVER-BELLASIS has joined the board of Auto Tyre Services, Ltd MR. CHARLES SPRITTLES has succeeded MR. J. M. REEVE as president of the National Employers' Association of Vehicle Builders. MR. PERCY HARDING is the new vice-president.
GEN. SIR BRIAN ROBERTSON, chairman of the British Transport Commission, has been elected to the board of the Compagni,e Internattonal des Wagons-Us et des Grands Express Europeens.
MR. A. EDWARDS, chairman of the East Midland Area of the National Association of Furniture Warehousemen and Removers, has been appointed Midland chairman of the Institute of the Furniture Warehousing and Removing Industry.
MR. L. K. BRINDLEY has been elected deputy chairman of the Mond Nickel Co. Ltd., and Henry Wiggin and Co., Ltd. MR. G. ARCHER has been elected managing director of the Mond concern. MR. I. A. BAILEY continues as a director of Mond and managing director of Henry Wiggin.
MR. JAMES PERC.IVAL (Fisher and Ludlow, Ltd.) was last Saturday elected president of the Institution of Body Engineers. MR. H. R. BARBER (Alvis, Ltd.) and MR. T. EVANS (Morris Commercial Cars, Ltd.) are vice-presidents. Ma. K. A. OSBORNE (Pressed Steel Co., Ltd.) is honorary treasurer.
MR. A. T. SHARDLOW, chairman and managing director of Ambrose Shardlow and Co., Ltd., and his son, MR. AMBROSE SHARDLOW, joint managing director, have resigned. MR. T. P. N. BURNESS, joint managing director of William Asquith and Co., Ltd., and a director of Shardlow's for the past seven years, becomes chairman and managing director of Shardlow's. Mr. A. T. Shardlow continues as a director, but Mr. Ambrose Shardlow has severed his connection.