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E. H. Leicester, 47. has been appointed London Transport director of commercial policy. Mr. Leicester has been fares and charges officer since 1967.
Sydney Hoggart, 42, has been appointed National Carriers Ltd. staff manager. becoming responsible for all personnel matters including industrial relations and training: he succeeds J. J. Donovan, who is now general manager (administration) of 8ritish Express Carriers Ltd. Mr. Hoggart has been industrial relations officer of NCL since 1968, Richard Marsh, Labour MP for Greenwich and formerly Minister of Transport, is to be a nonexecutive director on the boards of two industrial companies—Rotaflex (Great Britain) and the National Carbonising Company which heads the Rexco group of companies producing smokeless fuel, and which has a flourishing road haulage subsidiary. NCC Plant and Transport Ltd. ICM March 28. 1969). Ernest Roberts, sales director of Petrofina (UK) Ltd. is retiring on December 31. after 45 years' service with the company: he remains a member of the board of directors.
C. C. Welby has been appointed to the board of directors of SMT Sales and Service Co, Ltd. and Shaw and Kilburn Ltd. in a non-executive capacity as from December 5. Mr. Welby, until his retirement. was sales director of Vauxhall Motors Ltd.
G. Arthur Bolton has been appointed contracts manager for the Primrose group of companies and will therefore be selling mainly to nationalized undertakings: he was previously London sales manager.
Frank Pucknell, 60. the "kingpin" on Construction and Use Regulations at the Ministry of Transport, retires today. Mr. Pucknell. who for many years has been engaged in assisting with the drafting of regulations at the Ministry, and in giving advice on their interpretation, is officially a higher executive officer in the Vehicle Safety Division. To the road transport industry, and particularly the trade associations, he has become known as the anchorman on C and U queries.
W. J. Nash, chief insurance officer of the National Bus Company. will be retiring on December 31. after 28 years' service with the BET Federation Ltd. and, since the beginning of the year, with the NBC. P. R. Symons, at present deputy chief insur. ance officer, will be appointed administrative officer (insurance and rating), with the status of head of the insurance and rating department. as from January 1, 1970. Within the department. G. Fitzmaurice has been appointed insurance officer, as from the same date, and A. H. Kinsman will continue to hold the appointment of rating officer.
OBITUARY
We record with regret the deaths of Colin Green and George William Porter.
Mr. Green, 32, was a director of Leonard Green (Haulage) Ltd. Cremation took place at Rotherham on Wednesday.
Mr. Porter. 76, who was in business as a road haulier for many years. died at his home in Southery. near King's Lynn.