Bowing out after 150 years
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THREE men who between them have spent almost 150 years in transport are retiring this month.
After completing 50 years with R. A. Dyson Ltd, Arthur Marenbon bows out as technical and sales director. But he will not lose contact with his many friends since he is remaining on the board as a non-executive director.
Retiring today (October 3), W. S. B. Jackson has seen the industry from both sides of the fence. Mr Jackson, head of personnel of BRS Parcels Ltd, began his connection with the business in 1930 as a full-time official of the TGWU. Not until 1950 did he join BRS in a managerial position, holding many posts before becoming head of personnel in 1969. His successor is G. F. Mee.
Making up the retirement trio is George McKay, OBE, director of technical services with the National Bus Company. He joined the industry 48 years ago as a premium apprentice and worked his way up to become chairman of the then Eastern Region of NBC in 1969, taking up his present appointment in 1970.
Mr McKay has held a number of important posts, including the chairmanship of the National Council for the Omnibus Industry in 1967.
Still with the passenger side of the industry West Yorkshire PTE's new director of engineering and development will be 48-year-old Harry Taylor, presently chief development engineer with Greater Manchester PTE. Mr Taylor succeeds Geoffrey Hilditch who leaves West Yorkshire to take up the general managership at Leicester.
London's first coloured woman bus driver is Doris Pitts. After nine months working as a conductress she has joined the select band of 15 women drivers operating in London. Doris drives a No 30 bus out of Putney Garage.
Philip Green, Clerk to the Metropolitan Licensing Authority, retired at the end of September. He will be succeeded by Norman Massey from the headquarters of the Department of the Environment.
Mr Green has been em ployed in the Department since 1930 when it was the Ministry of Transport. Since then he has been Clerk to three LAs; from 1959 to 1963 he was Clerk to the West Midland LA at Birmingham, from 1966 to 1970 to the South Eastern LA at Eastbourne and from 1970 to date to the Metropolitan LA.
On the trade front Les Mason has been appointed sales manager for refrigerated bodies and trailers by A. C. Penman Ltd, the Scotcros Engineering company, of Heathhall, Dumfries.
He will cover the country, handling large accounts and lending support to Penman's area sales managers. He will also be responsible for exports in the refrigerated field.
Cyril Taylor has been appointed managing director of Edbro Ltd, Bolton in succession to Geoffrey S. Moss, who remains md of Edbro (Holdings) Ltd and group chief executive.
Mr Taylor, who is 57, has spent the whole of his career with Edbro. He has been a member of the group board, with special responsibilities for the commercial side of the business, since 1962.
An important change in the structure of Ford of Britain's Sales activities embodies the first appointment within Ford of a director exclusively responsible for marketing affairs.
The position has been filled by Neil O'Sullivan, who at 35 is the youngest ever to assume directorial responsibilities within Ford.