Starting a 'second life'
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Peter Wright retired last week as chairman and managing director of the Perkins Engines Group and executive vicepresident, engines, Massey-Ferguson Ltd. Mr Wright, who is 49, retired early to begin what he calls a "second life." He is succeeded as chairman and managing director by Michael Hoffman, who will retain direct responsibility for the group's UK area operations, and also become corporate vice-president of Massey-Ferguson Ltd, Toronto.
Robert Ferguson, sales development officer for British Rail's passenger serxrices, is to take up a new post as marketing manager for National Travel (National Bus Company) on February I.
Simon Bey has joined NBC's planning department at ONford as a junior economist. and Ian Richardson has been promoted from planning assistant to assistant planning officer.
Currently operating manager of NBC, East Kent and Maidstone and District, Anthony Carter becomes traffic manager of the Western Welsh group of companies on January 16.
Tom Lawrence has retired as the National Freight Corporation's information officer.
Exhibition manager for Pickfords Heavy Haulage Ltd, James Jago, is now operating from the company's exhibition office and warehouse at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham.
Michael O'Shea (O'Shea Overseas Ltd) was elected chairman of the Irish Overseas Transport Association at its inaugural meeting in Dublin. Committee members are: Arthur Molloy (Molloy & Sherry). W. Fawsitt (Fastfreight). W. Flemming (Road Freight International), James O'Hara (Transfreeze), Brian Caffrey (Caffrey International). Tom IVIcNay (O'Connor's of Castlerea). Dermot Drohan (Rosslare Transport), and George McVitty (secretary).
After 45 years in local transport, Jim Turnbull has retired as chief personnel officer with the Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive. Mr Turnbull will now become part-time employers secretary of the joint negotiating committee for non-manual employees of passenger transport executives throughout the UK.
Ken Smith has been appointed area sales engineer by Powell Duffryn Engineering to cover Yorkshire and the Non h -East.
In a reorganisation of Seddon Atkinson's marketing function, Torn Bennett has become sales distribution manager and John Bradley general sales manager. Michael Giles has become manufacturing director of Quinton Hazel! Ltd's automotive division, and will be responsible for all the company's manufacturing activities.
Edbro Group chief executive Geoffrey Moss is the new chairman of Faro (Scot land), acquired last month by Edbro (Holdings) Ltd. Other Edbro Group directors who have joined the board of the Scottish company are John Houston and Walter Taylor.
New area manager for Hants & Dorset's Western Area is Brian Hoare, who succeeds John LeMarechal, who retired at the end of December after 47 years in public transport.
Ken Moppett has become sales manager, divisional sales at J. B. Butterfield to take charge of the company's expansion in the dynamometers field.
Chris Dale, aged 26, will be the youngest-ever regional manager of ICI's refinish paint division when he takes over the Northern region in March. He will succeed Don Hase, retiring after 38 years with ICI.
Four new appointm6,m,, have been made by the M shall Group: Trevor Marsh succeeds Albert Lee as gro operations director and mains deputy managing din tor; Alex Allen becorr general manager of Transp Repairs (BulweIl) Ltd, t group's vehicle repair secti, succeeding Sidney Freest() Chris Hartley joins the grc to look after New Truck Sal a new venture, and Grah. Brett is promoted to group countant. • Alan Hart has joined H Cranes Ltd as service man er. and Neville Ingate, p viously a regional sales n nager, has been promoted technical manager, Pierre Catte has been pointed managing director CIBIE Projecteurs. Pie Cibie continues as chairmai We announce with reg the death of Angus Mac, • Mr Macdonald who was • as assistant chief engin with W. Alexander & Si (Northern) Ltd, and had bi connected with the bus clustry for 48 years.