Ken Hatcher is new RHA chairman
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Ken Hatcher (Hatcher Bros Ltd, London) has been elected chairman of the Road Haulage Association in succession to John Wells. The two vice-chairmen are J. Male (Male and Sons Ltd, Brierley Hill) and J. Silbermann (Brent Group of Companies).
The executive, board elected from the national council is R. H. Farmer (Atlas Express Ltd, London), R. S. Heaton (Heatons Transport (St Helens) Ltd, Lanes), L. S. Payne (National Freight Corporation), P. H. R. Turner (P & 0 Road Services), N. R. Wynn (Robert Wynn & Sons Ltd, Newport) and J. P. Wells (Wells & Son (London) Ltd)..
Paul Cox has joined R. White and Sons Ltd, the soft drinks manu
facturer, as distributions director — the first board level appointment for distribution at this company. Mr Coxwas previously with SPD.
E. P. Donnison (Eclipse Motor Transport Co Ltd) has been elected chairman of the Hull centre of the Institute of Traffic Administration. D. Page (BP Chemicals Ltd) is vice-chairman; B. Wilson (Dixon Group of Companies) secretary/treasurer.
Don H. Ridgley has joined Allders of Croydon as distribu tion controller and is responsible for the store's entire external and internal distribution network. Mr Ridgley was previously with Brook Bond Liebig Ltd.
Robert Abercrombie, one-time office boy with Alexander's in
Falkirk, becomes general man ager of Western SMT in succession to George Ramsay, who is retiring. W. K. F. Whyte, chief engineer with Highland Omnibuses, moves from Inverness to
Western; John V. Little, assis
tant chief engineer with Scottish Omnibuses, succeeds Robert Dawson as chief engineer with that company; and Albert J. MacKenzie, area engineer with Scottish Omnibuses, becomes chief engineer with Highland.
W. MacQueen has been elected chairman of the Inverness centre
of the Institute of Traffic Administration; J. D. Watson is vice-chairman; and R. H. Pedersen secretary/treasurer.
Andrew Callaghan has been appointed transport manager (northern) and Ken Lloyd-Fitt tm (southern) of Thermalite Ltd, which has expanded its ownaccount activities. Mr Callaghan is a part-time lecturer in Transport Studies at St John's College of Further Education; Mr LloydFitt joined Thermalite in 1962 and hi 's new responsibilities include the planning and establishment of a transport depot at the company's new factory at Purfleet, Essex.
D. Awdas (Plymouth Polytechnic) has been elected chairman of the Organization of Teachers of Transport Studies. D. Birkett (N London Poly) is vicechairman; D. Stewart-David (City of Newcastle Poly) secretary; F. G. Willis (London Transport) treasurer.
Robin Jones, 35, chief assistant traffic manager of Midland Red, becomes traffic manager of the Trent and Midland General companies on June 1.
G. S. Abel, 37, has been appointed operations director of Scottish Road Services Ltd. R. A. Donald becomes marketing director, and C. M. McDonald finance director. Mr Abel was previously general manager of MacBrayne Haulage.
Henny King has been appointed communications manager by Greater Manchester Transport. She will control and co-ordinate internal and external communications with "particular emphasis on community dialogue and involvement". Henny joins GMT from Granada Television.
M. E. Moores has been appointed secretary of Crosville Motor Services Ltd where he has been assistant secretary since 1971.
Following the appointment of E. S. Leach as group leader transport co-ordination for the East Sussex County Council, his deputy D. A. Sissons, has been appointed transport manager of Eastbourne Borough Council. He was previously employed by Colchester Corporation Transport Department.
Sam Beckham becomes traffic administration manager at London Country Bus Services HQ at Reigate having previously been assistant. He is succeeded by Reg Chambers, previously staff assistant. Bernard Davis moves from commercial assistant to assistant commercial manager. These changes follow the death of Mr Roy Harwood, traffic administration manager, and the retirement of Richard Turnbull, assistant commercial manager.
R. Addison and J. B. Cullingworth have been reappointed members of the Greater Glasgow PTA to serve until the Authority is dissolved and its functions assumed by the Strathclyde Regionai Council in May 1975. Mr Addison, a bus driver with Edinburgh Corporation, is a former member of the NJIC for the bus industry and a part-time official of the TGWU. Mr Cullingworth is director of the West Central Scotland Planning Exchange.