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Hugh McPartlan has been appointed road operations manager for the British Steel Corporation's central transport department. Mr. McPartlan will be responsible for advising the groups and divisions of BSC on all aspects of road transport and also for the development of methods and policies in road transport to produce lower costs. Mr. McPartlan joined the Steel Co. of Wales Ltd. as assistant traffic manager (commercial) in 1957: he became commercial traffic manager and deputy divisional traffic manager in 1963 and later was appointed deputy manager— transport. He has served as president of the South Wales and Monmouthshire sections of both the Institute of 'Transport and Institute of Materials Handling.
!ford has been elected chairman of the astern (metropolitan section) area, London me Counties division: L. Carswell is vice
n and T. A. Jenkinson secretary. J. H. .1c has been elected chairman of the area, West Midland division: V. W. Ashby ty chairman; H. A. Beard and J. Butlin irmen: B. F. Swinden secretary. E. Hughes n elected chairman of the Wolverhampton eat Midland division); W. French is deputy • G. H. Phillips, D. Birch vice-chairman: h is also secretary.
has been elected chairman of the RHA's tub-area: A. E. Nelson is vice-chairman: ford secretary. W. M. Little and P. C. Somerville have been appointed directors of David MacBrayne Ltd., Glasgow. Mr. Little is chief executive of the Scottish Transport Group and Mr. Somerville a part-time member.
Ken Gentil, 43, an American, has been appointed director of marketing for Fruehauf International and will be based at London HQ of Crane Fruehauf Trailers Ltd. Mr. Gentil. who was previously a branch manager with the Fruehauf Corporation in the USA. will be responsible for liaison and co ordination between Fruehauf associates throughout the world.
Marcus B. Chambers has joined the Rootes Product Planning and Development Division as proving grounds manager. Mr. Chambers was previously Rootes competitions manager.
F. B. Mills has been appointed Metropolitan Water Board transport officer following the retirement of I. Morlais Thomas after 20 years with the Board, E. A. Betts becomes assistant transport officer. L. V. Pike has been appointed chairman of the Transport Users Consultative Committee for the West Midland Area, The Minister of Transport has also appointed as members: G. C. Bache, H. Backhouse, J. C. Beckett, Mrs. P. E. Carter, J. F. Cooke, J. Delicate, Mrs. D. Emmerson, ClIr. Mrs. M. Ewan, E. A. Faux, G. H. James, ClIr. B. G. Lingen, S. Martin, CM% H. E. Mason, H. Smith, Mrs. M. R. C. Stewart, Cllr. J. M. Tommey, Cllr. R. R. B. Worthing.
Geoff Mousley, director and general manager of Morton's (BRS) Ltd...is to resign at the end of May. Mr. (VIousley says: "After 32 years in an industry as tough and rugged as road transport. I feel I need a change— probably into a smaller business where the day-to-day pressures are not so great.
David Hodkin, 44, has been appointed group director, product reliability, of the Perkins Engines Group. He succeeds C. J. Hind, who is now director engineering. Mr. Hodkin was with Ford Motor Company from 1964 to 1968 as executive engineer. reliability, and then executive engineer, vehicle development. From 1959 to 1964 he was chief experimental engineer and chief design engineer with Rootes Motors. Prior to this he managed E.R.A. Ltd. (English Racing Automobiles) for 10 years.
K. Mellor, rolling stock superintendent and engineer at present with Dundee Corporation Transport has been appointed deputy transport manager with Southend Corporation Transport.
Dennis Lightowler, road and storage tanks works manager of W. P. Butterfield (Engineers) Ltd., has retired. Mr. Lightowler joined the company in 1929. He is succeeded as works manager by W. Spurdens who has been with Butterfields as a senior foreman since 1956.