' PEOPLE ; Retiring after 48 years Wilf Bates, North Western BRS
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managing director, retires this month after 48 year,: service in road trans. port, The company's erlgineoring director, Ian Blundell, is the new managing lireetor.
Eastern BRS Burton-upon Trent branch manager Harry Cook retired last month after 38 years in road transport.
Southern BRS marketing assistant George Davenport has been al-,pointed sales executive for London. He will be based at Newington Butts.
P&O Road Services subsidiary Robert Armstrong Transport) has appointed Derek Cookson as general manager. Currently assistant general manager, he succeeds Robert Armstrong, the firm's founder, who retires later this year.
J. de Rooij is the new general manager of Ferrymasters, Holland.
Jack Smith, Lep Group director of training, has been appointed chairman of the In stitute of Freight Forwarders for the next two years. He succeeds Jim Fetherston, Thomas Meadows and Co Ltd chief executive. Ross Stainton, of British Airways, replaces Sir Basil Smallpiece as IFF president for 1978/79.
N. J. Hunt, John Hunt Transport (Dumfries) Ltd managing director. succeeds A. Wilson as Scottish Area chairman of the Road Haulage Association.
Midland Red (NBC) has appointed Geoffrey Marchant as its operating manager and Thomas Young as marketing manager, following the appointment of traffic manager Robin Jones as regional liaison officer.
Leyland Vehicles has appointed Ian Wilson as its truck sales and marketing director (medium /light vehicle division), Previously sales and marketing manager, Ire will be based in Edinburgh.
Hestair Dennis's commercial vehicle sales manager is Phill Green, former fleet executive and sales development department manager with Volvo.
Brian Wilcock has become export sales manager with Freight Bonallack with responsibility for the African and Middle Eastern markets. He moves from Crane Fruehauf.
Peter May of Mays Motors and CM editor lain Sherriff were-last week admitted to the livery of the Worshipful Company of Carmen.