, Person at Pars SIR THEODORE THOMAS underwent a serious
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operation early in November, but we are glad to learn that he is making good progress, and his many friends will wish him a rapid return to full health.
MR. JACK DAVIES has been appointed director and general manager of Weymann's Ltd.,. of which he was formerly director and commercial manager. Other appointments are: MR. H. A, COOK to director and deputy general manager from being director and chiet engineer; MR. W. E. DODSWORTH to director and works manager after being director and production manager. It should be noted that these appointments are connected only with the concern mentioned. •
MR. H. D. SIMMONS will resign his position as public relations officer of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders at the end of the year, and is to take up an important post with the British Road Federation. He was appointed to his present position in July. '1943. for the express purpose of publicizing the motor industry's war effort, a task which was completed with outstanding success. Now the Society has decided to curtail its activities in the public-relations sphere. Apart from public-relations work, Mr. Simmons did a considerable amount of public speaking on behalf of the industry, and was the originator of the slogan, "Take the Brake Off the Motor Industry." It was owing to his recommendation that the industry held its jubilee celebrations.
MR. F. A. DAVENPORT, factories development engineer at Fort Dunlop, has been appointed deputy chief engineer at the new Speke factory of the Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd.
Ma. H. G. BAKER has been appointed traffic manager of United Automobile Services, Ltd. He was previously with the West Yorkshire Road Car Co, Ltd.. and Brighton. Hove and District Omnibus Co., Ltd.
MR. E. T. MUNDAV, recently appointed representative in India, Burma and Ceylon for the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, left England for Bombay last week. He succeeds MR, D. F. COUGH, who has returned to England to be overseas secretary to the Society. As soon as possible after his arrival, Mr. Monday will make a. tour of India, Burma and Ceylon.
MR. W. B. ANGEL has been appointed general factory manager of the works at East Finchley, London, N.2, of Simms Motor Units, Ltd. He spent 15 years with Leyland Motors, Ltd., in the production, inspection and engineering departments. Early in the recent war, he became general production manager of Rotol. Ltd., being responsible for the output of variable-pitch airscrews. Immediately before joining his present concern, he was general manager of Integral. Ltd.. which makes hydraulic pumps and equipment for aircraft.