'EOPLE

18th October 1980, Page 177

18th October 1980

Page 177

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1-ISH Road Services new distribution manager hael Latham will now be ressible for co-ordinating and .keting national distribution ernes throughout the group. Latham was previously resisible for launching BRS ler Rental, a service which now be controlled by group tal manager Brian Denvir. Mr lam has held a number of nagement positions in BRS, uding those of branch man

r at Leicester and group sales nager.

en Gill becomes managing )ctor of Brockhouse Harvey St Ltd, part of the Brockhouse )up's general engineering ision and manufacturer of age, transport and vehicle reTry equipment. Mr Gill, who s general manager, joined the npany in 1945.

ormerly managing director of tional Carriers' Midland re

n Geoff Wright has been apnted managing director of company's newly formed -cel division. Roy Ledward,

o is managing director of 's North-Eastern region, re turns to his home town of Stokeon-Trent to take over as Midlands managing director. Alan Morris, managing director of the North-western region, takes over the combined NorthWestern and North-eastern regions, which have now amalgamated to become the Northern region.

Berry Wiggins Ltd, the Kentbased vehicle servicing subsidiary of KCA International, has appointed Alec Porter as managing director of Berry Wiggins and its main operating subsidiaries BW Engineering Ltd, BW Storage Ltd, and Kingsnorth Industrial Estates Ltd. Mr Porter was previously director and general manager of branch operations for Crane Fruehauf.

John Lawrence becomes director, quality control, for the Perkins Engines Group, reporting directly to chairman Mike. Hoffman. Since 1976, Mr Lawrence has been director, operations engineering.

The National Freight Company has reorganised its finance function to conform to the requirements of a limited company, and J. C. H. Mellor, formerly group financial controller of British Road Services, takes the new post of corporate treasurer. A. J. Morrish, formerly chief accoun tant of NFC, becomes corporate chief accountant, and R. 1-1. Gerlach, formerly finance director of .Tempco International, has been appointed ,financial controller. They will all report to the NFC's finance director J. K. Watson.

Giltspur Bullens Shipping Ltd has strengthened its management team by appointing Charles Kay as managing director. He retains his position as managing director of the subsidiary Giltspur Bullens Airfreight.

W. N. Menzies-Wilson becomes chairman of Ocean Transport & Trading Ltd, following the retirement of Sir Lindsay Alexander.

A. J. Chaston becomes deputy chairman of Howells Group Garages, the South Wales distributor of British Leyland vans and lorries, as from January 1, 1981. Mr Chaston, who retires as managing director, will be succeeded by J. H. Fletcher.

Geoffrey Buckley has been appointed group managing director of Edbro (Holdings) Ltd. He was previously a director of Stone-Platt Industries Ltd and before that a director of Ford Motor Co Ltd.

Coventry Climax Ltd has appointed Patrick Lister as deputy chairman, George Simpson as managing director, and Barry Childs as sales and marketing director.