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KNIGHTED in the Queen's Silver Jubilee Birthday Honours List is National Bus Company chairman Freddie Wood.

17th June 1977, Page 46
17th June 1977
Page 46
Page 46, 17th June 1977 — KNIGHTED in the Queen's Silver Jubilee Birthday Honours List is National Bus Company chairman Freddie Wood.
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Sir Frederick has been on the board of NBC since April 1971 and was appointed chairman of the company in January 1972. He was reappointed for a second term of office in November 1976.

Born in Yorkshire, Sir Frederick was educated at Felstead and Cambridge University before serving in the Fleet Air Arm during the war.

The 50-year-old Knight joined the family chemical company, Croda, in 1947, and became chairman in 1960 before changing the name to Croda International.

Also knighted in the list was Ransome Hoffman and Pollard chairman and chief executive George Barlow.

Department of Transport permanent secretary Peter Baldwin received the OBE, and Strathclyde Regional Council's director of roads John Armour is awarded the CBE.

Other CBEs go to West Midland PTE director general Frederick Lloyd; Vauxhall Motors director and assistant to the manging director Geoffrey Moore; Lucas Industries vice-chairman Joseph Righton.

OBEs have been awarded to: Road Transport Industry Training Board (Northern Ireland) chairman Ross Campbell; London Transport chief civil engineer Eric Cuthbert; Ocean Transport and Trading financial director John Greenwood; Ulsterbus


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