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M. G. W. KELLAND has been appointed public relations officer of the Birfield Group.
MR. REG JACKSON-COX, technical liaison manager of the Slip group of companies, will visit the U.S.A. and Canada at the end Of the month.
MR. C. BARKER, MR. C. A. BENNETT and MR. P. P. FINLEY, three senior managers of H. and J. Quick, Ltd., have been constituted as a committee to advise the lard.
MR. J. SCHOFIELD, works manager (trolleybuses) for London Transport, has retired. MR. J. W. Wices, works manager (buses and coaches) will take over Mr. Schofield's duties.
MR. J. MITCHELL, for many years manager of the Edinburgh depot of Clarkson and Co. (Scotland), Ltd., has resigned through ill-health and is succeeded by MR. WILLIAM GENTLEMAN.
MR. H. R. LANE., who has retired from his position as chief engineer to Southdown Motor Services, Ltd., will act in an -advisory capacity to the home sales divi sion of Pinchin, Johnson and Co.
Mn. E. C. TAYLOR, London Transport pay-rolls officer, has retired after 46 years' service. He is succeeded by MR. N. G. RomNs, costs assistant in charge of the catering costs office. He has been with the L.T.E. since 1930.
MR, F. G. PovveLL, who has become southern branch manager for the Power Petroleum Co., Ltd., was formerly manager of the company's north western .branch. He is succeeded there by MR. G. A. LONG, formerly district manager of the western branch.
Mn; H. A. BRUNDAGE has been appointed financial director and secretary .of the Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co. (Great Britain), Ltd., in succession to MR. D. Gow, who has been with Goodyear for 36 years. Mr. Brundage joined them in 1941, working in America for five years.
SIR LEONARD SINCLAIR has been made a part-time member of the British Transport Commission. He became a director of the Esso Petroleum Co., Ltd., in 1943, was managing director from 1949-57, and has been chairman since 1951. From 1955-57 he was also chairman of the Cleveland Petroleum Co., Ltd., and the British Oil Storage Co., Ltd. He is a director of Esso Research, Ltd., and the Eagle Star Insurance Co., Ltd.
SIX SEEK TRAFFIC POST .
SIX candidates for the appointment of traffic superintendent have been selected to appear before Southport Transport Committee next Thursday. They are Mr. A. G. Bentley (Walsall), Mr. A. McCombes (Northern General Transport Co., Ltd.), Mr. P. A. Vine (Coventry), Mr. L. Ingham (Wallasey). Mr. W. Manderson (Rotherham) and Mr. R. Marshall (Nottingham).