Bob Beckham — president of the Freight Transport Association and
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for the past seven years distribution director of RHM Foods — has been appointed chief executive of Tibbett and Britten Ltd, which claims to be Europe's biggest distributor for the clothing industry. The company is associated with SPD and services 50,000 shops and stores in the UK. Mr Beckham completed his early training with Unilever, including SPD, a group subsidiary.
Burton Bouwkamp has been appointed Chrysler's director of European product planning and development, based in Coventry, in succession to Donald A. Forman, now md of Chrysler Espana. Mr Bouwkamp was previously director — corporate product planning, Chrysler Corporation.
A. L. Jones has been appointed managing director of the newly formed commercial and engineering division of TKM Investments. Les Jones, who was joint md of BMW Concessionaires GB Ltd, one of the companies within the newdivision. 0. C. Blackburn. previously chairman of the BMW company, becomes chairman of TKM's new division.
Edgar L. Williams, who is chairman of the Road Haulage Association's education and training committee, was elected chairman of the road transport industry-sponsored national joint training committee for young hgv drivers, at its first meeting, at RTITB hq. Mr Williams also becomes chairman of the registration and finance sub-committee; another RHA member, Victor Clements, is further education sub-committee chairman. Other sub-committee chairmen: Ken H. Jackson TGWU) training standards-J. Anderson (FTA) conditions of employment; R. V. Baird-Parker (FTA) publicity.
H. W. Kingsbury has been appointed chairman of lndustrialite Quiet Power Ltd, a new company formed jointly by Industrial ite Holdings and Perkins Engines to make lndustrialite soundreduction materials for engine and engine-powered equipment manufacturers. Mr Kingsbury is deputy chairman of British Uralite, parent company of lndustrialite, of which he is a director. J. P. Allan, formerly general manager of North and East European sales operations of Perkins Engines, becomes director of operations. The board includes two directors, finance and logistics respectively, from Perkins Engines — J. M. Felker and V. F. Frayling J. N iblock (a group executive of the National Bus Company) has been re-elected chairman of the council of the Road Operators' Safety Council. Four vice-chairmen have also been re-elected, namely E. A. Lainson (coach and independent bus sector of the Confederation of British Road Passenger Transport); R. MacKenzie (Scottish Road Passenger Transport Association); L. Smith (Transport and General Workers Union); and P. Yorke (Conference of Omnibus Companies). W. F. Hancock, who since the retirement last June of R. L. Howlett has been acting secretary, has been officially appointed secretary.
David Main has been appointed divisional truck sales manager for British Leyland s Truck and Bus division. Mr Main has been at Scammell Lorries since 1948, latterly as general sales manager (home and export).
Officers have been appointed for the new Scottish region of the National Association of Waste Disposal Contractors. They are: chairman, A. Milroy (Shanks and McEwan); vice-chairman, W. Bicket (Charles W. Ireland); hon. secretary, I. Henry (W. H. Malcolm Ltd).
Jim Lawrence has resigned as regional sales manager for Messrs British Bodies to take up another appointment.
W. H. Everitt joins Welworthy Ltd as managing director. He was previously with IBM. Bob Payne, who has been in charge of the training centre at the Hanworth, Feltham, Middx hq of Scania (Great Britain) Ltd, has been appointed service manager.
Martin Watkins, 25, has joined CM as passenger transport writer. He was formerly in the DoE's freight department as an executive officer. Mr Watkins had previously spent 18 months with Premier Albanian, the Watford coach operator.
Roland Dixon, marketing director of the parts operation of British Leyland Motor Corporation, has retired after 45 years in the motor industry.
Richard G. Terry becomes commercial director of the British Transport Docks Board on May 1. He joins the board from Killiok. Martin and C o Ltd.
D. T. Russell becomes LT principal claims assistant (road services); Dr H. A. Fitzhugh, 30, principal dynamicist in the department of the chief mechanical engineer.
Peter Kite, 28, ' becomes market development manager of the British Road Services Group; the first five weeks, of his appointment will be spent in Iran as a member of the National Freight Corporation team (CM February 7) studying transport.