B R regional freight chief to join BET executive
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Dr. R. A. Taylor, freight manager, British Railways, London Midland region, has been appointed to the executive staff of the British Electric Traction Co. Ltd., with effect from August 1, "with a view to his appointment to the boards of associated companies."
Dr. Taylor, 39, joined the headquarters' staff of British Railways in 1959 and was responsible for profitability studies and market appraisals in connection with the Beeching Plan. He was later primarily engaged on commercial planning.
In March 1965, Dr. Taylor became passenger manager of the London Midland Region, and he is currently commercial manager of the region's freight business.
Sir Hugh Tett, chairman of Esso Petroleum Co. Ltd., has been appointed chairman of the newly formed Economic Development Committee for the motor manufacturing industry. Other members: H. G. Barraft (general secretary, Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions); J. Beswick (chief executive, Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders); L. Crossland (managing director, Ford Motor Co. Ltd.); L. G. T. Farmer (chairman, Rover Co. Ltd.); R. M. Geddes (managing director, Dunlop Co. Ltd.); P. Hanley (executive council member Amalgamated Engineering Union); Sir George Harriman (executive chairman, British Motor Holdings Ltd.); B. L. Hegland (chairman and managing director, Vauxhall Motors Ltd.); L. R. Keeley (national secretary, Transport and General Workers Union); N. A. Morling (National Economic Development Office); A. Roberts (general secretary, National Union of Vehicle Builders); Lord Rootes (chairman, Rootes Motors Ltd.); H. Scanlon (executive council member, Amalgamated Engineering Union); Sir Donald Stokes (chairman and managing director, Leyland Motor Corporation Ltd.); Sir Bertram Waring (chairman and managing director, Joseph Lucas (Industries) Ltd.). Members from the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Technology and the Board of Trade, together with up to three independent members, will be appointed shortly.
A. B. Fuller, chairman of Taskers of Andover (1932) Ltd., announces that four local directors of Taskers, H. 0. Doughty (technical), F. W. Knight (sales), W. Scott (works), A. E. Wisewell (Scottish) have been appointed to the board of directors.
Major Kenneth 0. Jones has been appointed managing director of Berg Manufacturing (UK) Ltd.
British Road Services Ltd. announce that L. G. Buxton, operating superintendent, Leeds, is to be Harrogate branch manager; P. R. Gibson, Nottingham contracts branch manager, has been appointed South Eastern district contracts manager; and N. E. Wainwright has been appointed district traffic superintendent (Southern), South Eastern district. Mr. Wainwright was formerly Oldbury branch manager.
William Maurice Gunning, 33, traffic assistant since November 1964 to the traffic manager, East Yorkshire Motor Services Ltd., has left for Nairobi to take up an appointment as traffic manager of Kenya Bus Services (over 100 buses manned by Africans).
Vauxhall Motors Ltd. Sales department has been reorganized. The new department:— Sales director, G. E. Moore; Managers: Domestic sales, F. Bohannon; Marketing staff, E. T. Wooderson; export sales, C. C. McDermott; regional sales operations, L. V. Cooper; field sales planning, A. G. Hargreaves; commercial vehicle sales, D. M. Ball; business management, D. J. Hardman; sales administration and training,
K. M. Dickson; distribution, I). A. Cannell; used vehicle merchandising, H. E. Browning; sales analysis, H. M. Tiller; sales data development, P. Fallowfteld.
John Couithard, former managing director of Northern Ireland Railways, has been appointed managing director of Irish Sea Ferries Ltd. He takes over from Joe Potter, who has been chairman and managing director for the past 18 months, and continues as chairman. Forty-yearold Carlisle-born Mr. Coulthard was dismissed from his £4,000-a-year job with the railways amid a storm of controversy in May. ISF operates a container service between Warrenpoirtt and Garston, and lorry services in both Northern Ireland and England.
William Dickie, 28, has been appointed a sales engineer with Powell Duffryn Engineering Co. Lid., Cambrian Works, Maindy, Cardiff, and is operating from the firm's Scottish office at 8 Woodside Terrace, Glasgow. C3.
A. D. Davidson (Tyresoles Ltd.) has been re-elected chairman of the council of the Retread Manufacturer's Association and will serve as president. E. N. Wilkinson (Ondura Ltd.) has been re-elected vice-chairman, and will serve as vice-president. Other council members:—W. G. W. Bird (Blue Peter Retreads Ltd.), A. N. Peters (County Tyre and Rubber Co. (Bristol) Ltd.), D. Illovy (Ferdix Rubber (London) Ltd.), J. Emanuel (Homerton Rubber Works Ltd.), G. E. Marshall (Marshall for Tyres Ltd.), A. E. Brisbane (Radnorshire Tyre Services Ltd.), C. Threlfall (Regent Tyre and Rubber Co. Ltd.), R. E. Fuller (Seagrave Tyre Co.), L. W. R. Morley (VacuLug Traction Tyres Ltd.), C. Pote (Victory Tyre Works Ltd.), E. G. Wallace (Watts Tyre and Rubber Co. Ltd.), G. Webster (Webster Tyre Co. Ltd.), H. B. Young (H. Young, (Motors), Ltd.).
Wickham Industrial Equipment Ltd. has appointed N. J. White, as area representative covering Lancashire, Cheshire, Shropshire and North Wales.
H. Kaiser, general manager (tyres), and A. C. B. Wilson, company planner, have been appointed directors of Avon Rubber Co. Ltd.