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MacKinlay, who joined tish Commercial Transport Co L in March, has now been iointed manager of the freight warders' newly established isgow office at 22 Clyde Street,
4JH. Mr MacKinlay's career ; included spells at Leith, ingernouth and Glasgow. BCT ns to open a containefbase at atbridge later.
W. Batten, previously traffic hstant of the Droitwich branch BRS Parcels Ltd, has been pointed manager of Coventry inch.
thur R. Dexter, since 1952 maner of the Wisbech branch of stern British Road Services Ltd, e of the largest branches in group, has been appointed a .ector of Eastern BRS. He conues to manage Wisbech branch, .ich is devoted almost entirely handling distribution and wareusing for two national custoirs.
Sir Daniel Pettit, chairman of the National Freight Corporation, has been appointed a regional director of the West Midlands board of Lloyds Bank.
Ernest Haughton, 60, north division manager of Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive since its inception in 1969, has been appointed chief engineer of the undertaking. Mr Haughton was previously chief engineer of Liverpool Corporation passenger transport department. Arthur Cowley continues as engineering co-ordinator and Herbert Jerabek as chief technical officer. Ken Hannis, Merseyside Transport's south division manager, will for the time being, combine supervision of the north and south division with the title divisional manager (east), A. N. Hiles, 34, has been appointed principal payrolls assistant (operation), London Transport, He joins LT from the Royal Air Force, where he had 10 years' commissioned service: RAF Pay and Personnel Centre: Geoffrey J. Brook has been confirmed as marketing director of Eaton European Truck Components Group, a position he has been covering following the recent restructuring of the Eaton Marketing operations in Europe.
Gordon Pfeiffer, 49, a Canadian, succeeds Geoffrey Ellison, who moves to Detroit, as Chrysler UK's director of sales and marketing. Mr Pfeiffer was previously deputy md, Chrysler South Africa.
Lord Rootes, president of the Institute of the Motor Industry since April 1973, has given up his duties with the IMI on his doctor's recommendation.
Patrick J. Turley, formerly senior clerk at the Reading branch of Pickfords Removals, has succeeded W. G. Griffin, who has retired, as Northampton manager. Lionel Wilkinson, district traffic superintendent, (Southend), at Eastern National, has been appointed divisional manager, Merseyside, at Crosville Motor Services. Keith Morton, traffic superintendent (Chichester) with Southdown Motor Services, becomes assistant divisional manager (Merseyside).
Obituaries
We record with regret the deaths of John Hutchinson and J. J. Loftus.
Mr Loftus was a haulage contractor in Ennis, Co Clare, Republic of Ireland; his family had been in business in the area for nearly a century and were delivery agents for Guinness.
Mr Hutchinson, 74, was a director of John Hutchinson & Son Ltd of Dunfermline, Fife. He had previously been managing director for the company, which was sold to Grampian Holdings in the mid-Sixties and re-acquired by his family two years ago.