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PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
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Smiths Industries Ltd. has appointed O. A. J. Steele as group transport manager in succession to A. K. Garraway, who has been associated with the company for 27 years. Mr. Steele was deputy transport manager.
D. M. Wiggins has been appointed to become general manager of the new transport division (formerly Docker Bros. division) of Pinchin Johnson and Associates.
Marcus Jacobson, 45, has been appointed chief engineer of the Automobile Association. Mr. Jacobson has been closely associated with the design, development and manufacture of automatic transmission units and industrial and automotive gas turbines.
Beckett, Laycock and Watkinson Ltd., announce that L. W. Robins becomes chairman and managing director on the retirement of C. B. Barratt, the present chairman, who leaves the company after 46 years' service.
N. Smith has been appointed sales manager of Hoynor Trailers, the new sales division of Hoynor Ltd. G. R. Hayes is to be assistant secretary, THC Freight Association in addition to his present appointment as assistant secretary, BRS Federation Ltd. J. C. Baker is to be industrial relations officer, FIRS Federation Ltd. He was formerly an assistant in the staff department.
W. J. ("Bill") Buckley, 29, has been appointed sales representative for parts of Northamptonshire, Huntingdonshire and Cambridgeshire, by Vacu-Lug Traction Tyres Ltd. He will operate from the company's depot at Bedford.
Mrs. Barbara Castle has appointed 18 members of the Transport Users Consultative Committee for the north eastern area. They are: chairman—J. R. Ropner; members: L. A. Hurt, I. S. McKay, W. V. Golding, D. Coffins, air. R. Stanley, Cllr. T. Andrews, County Aid. J. S. Goodwin, Cllr. W. Foster, W. R. Bulmer, and (new members) Cllr. H. Luxton, W. H. Meir, air. J. J. Clough, the Hon. Mrs. I. Lawson, Prof. G. H. Daysh, Col. R. J. L. Jackson, Aid. W. H. Loraine and R. Thornton. The Hon. Mrs. Lawson and Prof. Daysh are the two members the Minister is empowered to appoint without consultation; the remainder has been appointed after consultation as provided for in the Transport Act, 1962. The Minister intends soon to make further appointments. William R. Holland, deputy transport manager with Stockton-on-Tees Corporation for the past two years, has been appointed to a similar post with Middlesbrough Corporation. He succeeds R. C. Jenkins who is taking up another post at Reading.
E. Bruce Knee has been installed as president of the Institute of the Motor Industry for his second term of office and C. J. Nolan re-elected chairman of the council. Three new vicepresidents have been elected: Sir George Harriman, chairman of BMC; David L. Hegland, chairman and managing director, Vauxhall Motors Ltd.; and Sir Donald Stokes, managing director, Leyland Motor Corporation Ltd.
J. W. Bannard has been elected an honorary member of the TRTA in recognition of his many years' service. Mr. Bannard, retiring soon as head of the transport division of Unilever, was for the past six years the Association's honorary treasurer.
Sir Gilbert Roberts, who invented and patented the design of the new Severn suspension bridge, has been awarded the Worshipful Company of Carmen's Viva Award for Transport Improvement.