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MR. J. G. FRANCIS has been appointed Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, technical representative for Sheepbridge Equipment, Ltd.
MR. C. L. WHITNELL has joined the board of Pangbourne Coaches, Ltd. He has been a pilot with Airwork, Ltd., for the past 21 years.
MR. HARRY BLEACH has retired after 17 years as Clerk to the Northern Licensing Authority and chief assistant to the Regional Transport Commissioner.
MR. JACK BINNS, who was truck sales manager for the Rootes Group in London and Birmingham for 21 years. has joined the board of the Swain Group commercial-vehicle division, CHIEF SUPT. JOHN GOTT, Of the Hertfordshire Constabulary, has been appointed Chief Constable of Northamptonshire. He has been a member of the British Motor Corporation competition team for a number of years.
MR, ALBERT MAUGHAM has retired as deputy general manager of the David Brown machine-tool and tool divisions after more than 28 sears with the organization. MR. W. F. HOWE has been appointed manager of the tool division.
MR. W. A. GALBRAITH has been appointed general sales manager of the British materials-handling division of the Yale and Towne Manufacturing Co., Ltd. MR, HARRY DAVIS becomes United Kingdom sates manager and Mn. MICHAEL JOHN STUART export sales manager. The appointments will be effective from November 1.
DR. A. E. W. AUSTEN has been appointed chief engineer of C.A.V., Ltd. Before joining the company in 1946 as chief research engineer he was with the British Electrical and Allied Industries Research Association. MR. W. E. W. Nicous, who has been chief developrnent engineer since 1948 has been appointed chief engineer for overseas operations.
ul MR. R. W. B. HAwksuy, managing director of Mann Egerton and Co., Ltd., has been appointed deputy chairman.
LORD BAILLIEU, president of he Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd., has been elected the first president of The British Institute of Management.
MR. R. MORTON MITCHELL, chief executive officer of the Road Haulage Association, has undergone a serious operation. He was stated this week to be as well as could be expected.
MR. DONALD I. SIMONS has been appointed finance and accounts manager of the north-western division of ShellMex and B.P., Ltd.. following the retirement of MR. JOHN CAMPBELL VASS.
MR. J. T. TURNER has been re-elected chairman of the vehicles committee of the National Road Transport Federation. MR. K. C. TURNER has been elected chairman of the highways committee.
MR. J. G. ARNOLD has been appointed assistant heavy haulage manager of B.R.S. (Pickfords), Ltd. MR. A. J. BOYS will become Home Counties manager in the B.R.S. south-eastern division on November 2.
MR. HILEY BROOKE, traffic manager of Batley Co-operative Society since 1919, has retired. MR. ALEXANDER EVANS, transport manager of Stirling Co-operative Society, has retired after nearly 40 years' service.
MR. G. R. W. Lnn has become roadtanker sales manager of the Kenning group. MR. C. B. WELLS has been appointed general sales manager and MR. G. MAY is now assistant manager of the car contracts department.
MR. F. E. RussErr has been appointed managing director of Alma Garages (Bristol), Ltd. He has relinquished his managing directorship of Western Transport, Ltd., but retains his seat on the board. MR. G. W. TYLER has become managing director of Western Transport,