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Flanagan:Land'sjob
Gerry Flanagan will move from the Department of the Environment to the National Freight Corporation on November 1, where he will succeed Peter Land as director of corporate planning.
Mr Flanagan will be responsible for corporate and resource planning procedures and policies within the NFC. Prikor to joining the DoE, he was involved in the freight in dustry as head of freight central division'at the Department of Transport.
Stephano Cocchiglia, previously director of marketing at Champion Spark Plugs Europe, is now assistant managing director. Bernard Stevens has taken over Mr Cocchiglia's former duties as marketing manager for Europe.
Other changes within the company include Jim Hughes's appointment as general manager of Dario Arm an (UK) Ltd in addition to his responsibilities as head of Champion's UK sales operation.
Martyn Leonard has joined MAN dealer, Greenwards Engineering Co Ltd, as sales manager. His appointment forms part of the company's expansion plan.
Geoff Runcie is the new marketing services manager at Stonefield Vehicles Ltd. He is responsible for marketing, after-sales service, customer liaison and distributor support. He comes to Stonefield from Caledonian Tractor and Equipment Co Ltd, where he was market supervisor.
The Metalrex Engineering group subsidiary, Lubrication Equipment Ltd, has appointed R. Randle as Midlands area sales and service engineer. The post has been created to give ALF equipment users and agents a better back-up service, and to develop customer service following the company's sales drive in the area. The Eaton Corporation's recent aquisitions — Cutler. Hammer Inc, Samuel Moore and Kenway — have prompted the company tc restructure its management.
In its transportation section. Keith Crocker has become vice-president in charge of engine components, F. Drag° Volowsek has taken on e similar position in charge of axle production, along witt Roy Dahmer who now con trols transmission production.
At Eaton's Manchestei plant, Bob Radcliffe has beer promoted from chief engineei to manager of engineering ir the European division.
Miss G. Paxton has resignec from the board of Paxtom (Scarborough) Ltd owing tc ill-health. Miss Plaxton, whc has been associated with th( company for most of her life became a non-executiv( director in 1961.
J. E. Oates, who has als( been associated with the corn pany for a number of years has filled Miss Paxton's posi Tony Winfield will become acks manager of the port of arston in the new year. His resent position as docks anager at Fleetwood in Lantshire will be filled by David ixon who is currently secrery to the British Transport ricks Board.
J. E. 0. Arnold was installed master of the Worshipful )mpany of Carmen at a eeting of the Court of ;sistants last Thursday. Two 3.rdens, Arthur Hodkinson d Lt Colonel G. E. Clarkson, !re also installed.
['he South Wales section of e CIT has elected W. F. oper as its new chairman. Cooper is planning inager at Western Welsh C.
Che RAC's restructuring 3gramme has resulted in Eric Charles's appointment as chief executive of its associate section. Mr Charles has worked for the RAC for more than 40 years. In 1966 he joined the services division in London, from where he will move to his new position next June.
Patrick Elliott will succeed Ian McGillivray as London Transport's chief estate manager in the new year, when Mr McGillivray will retire.
Mr Elliott will manage and develop all LT property. He joins the company from Messrs Cluttons, chartered surveyors, where he was a senior partner. Warehouse foreman, Alex Gray, is only the third Goodyear Tyre 8e Rubber Company employee to complete 50 years' service. The company marked the occasion by holding a dinner in honour of Mr Gray at which he was presented with a gold pin.
Jack Reid, managing director of Glasgow Ford dealers, Croft Vehicles Ltd, has been awarded the Dorada group chairman's trophy for the best sales and service performance throughout Britain.
David Martin has transferred within the TI group to take over as general manager of Celette-Churchill Ltd. He was formerly sales promotion manager for TI Transport Equipment Ltd, a group of specialist equipment producers.
Obituaries WE record with regret, the deaths of Dr Geoffrey Brook and Wilf Blundell.
Dr Brook was managing director of CV (Sales and Repairs) Ltd from 1974 until his death on October 7.
Mr Blundell was chairman of the Blundell Holiday Group which he founded as Blundell's in Southport. He died aged 55 after a short illness.