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MR. LEWIS G. WHYTE has been co-opted to the board of Associated Commercial Vehicles, Ltd.
MR, M. SEAMAN has become a director of British Oxygen Gases, Ltd., responsible for equipment manufatture. He was previously a. director of British Oxygen Engineering, Ltd.
MR. ERIC W. PETTIT, who was formerly with the Rootes Group's commercial-vehicle division, has been appointed northern sales representative of Duple Motor Bodies, Ltd.
MR. H. W. FULTON', formerly managing director of Albion Motors, Ltd., has been appointed an executive director of the North British Locomotive Co., Ltd., in control of the manufacture of North British/M.A.N. oil engines.
SIR LANCELOT JOYNSON-HICKS, M.P., is the new chairman of the Automobile Association, succeeding LoRD,TENNHArd, who did not seek re-election this year. Vice-chairmen are MR. DONALD STEWART and SIR DENIS H. TRUSCOTT, with MR. HUGH FRASER as treasurer.
MR. L. A. KNIGHT, MR. S. FRENCH, CO. CLLR. H. G. NIGHTINGALE and MR.
G. Dow are new members of the East Midland Transport Users' Consultative Committee, which has been reconstituted for a term until May 31, 1959. The chairman is Piton. R. PEERS. Mr. Knight is transport manager of the Butterley Co., Ltd.
MR. WILLIAM J. HARPER, principal of William Harper and Sons, Ltd., Liverpool, has received presentations from the Liverpool Cart and Motor Owners' Association (No. I sub-area of the Road Haulage Association, Liverpool) and the Conference of Liverpool and. District Road Transport Employers to mark his retirement from business. M. F. B. MCPHERSON has been appointed to the board of the Glacier Metal Co., Ltd. He is general manager of the company's Kilmarnock factory.
MR. ROGER W. SEWILL, C.B.E., director-general of Aims of Industry for the past 10 years, has decided to retire: He was previously director of the Road Haulage Association for a number of years.
MR. E. A. SHIELD has been appointed assistant manager of the Schrader's Son Division of the Scovill Manufacturing Co. MR. H. A. COUCHMAN is sales manager and MR. TREVOR JACKSON accessories sales manager.
MR. J. P. MorsEs and MR, R. B. MARSHALL have been appointed joint general managers and directors of Pearsons of Liverpool, Ltd., and a subsidiary company, Sunniways Coaches, Liverpool. They succeed the late MR. G. H. HANKINSON.
MR. R. K. 1-fAR-r, sales manager, MR. W. H. CARTER, MR. D. R. WISEMAN, MR. P. E. W. HENDERSON and MR. F. FERGL1SSON HOW form the sales force for Scotchlite reflective material made by Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
MR. T. D. ABBOTT has been appointed chairman of Motor Rail, Ltd., succession to MR. J. D. ABBOTT, who has resigned after 41 years. Mr. T. D. Abbott will continue as managing director. MR: T. BRIGHTON has been appointed a director, but will continue as secretary.
MR. H. L. GINAVEN, manager of the Wolverhampton factory of the Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co. (Great Britain), Ltd., has been appointed director of production for the factories at Wolverhampton, Glasgow and Wallasey. Mr. T. G. Smini succeeds him as Wolverhampton manager.