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Mr. J. A. K. Graham has been appointed service manager

25th August 1961, Page 36
25th August 1961
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Page 36, 25th August 1961 — Mr. J. A. K. Graham has been appointed service manager
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at the York Trailer Co., Ltd., depot at 2105 London Road. To['cross, Glasgow, E.2.

Mr. .1. Newton, on reaching retiring age, has relinquished his position as managing director of N.M.U. (1953), Ltd. Mr. E. W. Tonge has been appointed to succeed Mr. Newton. He was formerly the director responsible for the Lancashire and Midlands division of the company. Mr. A. R. Bowland, traffic manager, has been appointed a director.

Sir Philip Warier, a part-time member of the British Transport Commission, has been appointed deputy chairman of the B.T.C. from October 1, in succession to Sir John Benstead, who is to retire. Mr. P. H. Shirley, chairman of Batehelors Foods, Ltd., has been seconded by Unilever, Ltd., to be specially responsible for finance from October 1. Mr. L. H. Williams has also been. appointed a fulltime member of the Commission from September 1. He was until recently managing director of the Shell Chemical Co.. Ltd.

Mr. T. H. R. Perkins has been appointed assistant managing director, F. Perkins, Ltd., and continues as marketing director of the group. Mr. Perkins joined F. Perkins, Ltd., in 1940. but later served as a bomber pilot in the R.A.F. He has been export sales manager, director of overseas development, and general manager of the sales division. He joined the board of F. Perkins, Ltd„ in 1951. Mr. D. F. W. McNair has been appointed deputy director of marketing for the group. Formerly Perkins' group project co-ordinator, Mr. McNair joined the company 26 years ago as a post-graduate apprentice after taking a B.A. ,degree in engineering at Cambridge, and has worked for the company in many parts of the world. Mr. McNair was appointed export sales manager in 1950 and general manager of the group's new products division in 1957. Mr. J. M. Collins, a director of Perkins Engines, Ltd., has been appointed general manager of the group sales division. Mr. Collins joined Perkins in 1954 and became general manager of Perkins Diesel (Overseas) Pty., Ltd:. in Australia, in 1955. He became export sales manager for Perkins in 1957.

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Mr. Harry Taylor, deputy general manager of Oldham transport department, is to succeed Mr. C. P. Paige, when he retires on September 30.

Mr. P. G. Ascough has joined the sales force of A.E.C., Ltd., as area manager, South-Eastern Region. Mr. Ascough was previously the London sales manager of Guy Motors, Ltd.

Mr. B. C. S. Spreadbury, formerly district manager, Sheffield, for the Firestone Tyre and Rubber Co., Ltd., has been appointed district manager, North London. Mr. J. D. Gilks, commercial user representative at Manchester, has been appointed Sheffield district manager.

Mr. J. D. Slater, commercial director of A.E.C.. Ltd., left for Buenos Aires on Sunday, to join Mr. R. G. Bennett, A.E.C. export manager. From the Argentine Mr. Slater and Mr. Bennett will fly on to Australia, where they intend to integrate the sales activities of Thornycroft (Australia) Pty., Ltd.. with those of A.E.C. (Australia) Pty., Ltd. Mr. Bennett will then be visiting Western Australia and New Zealand and Mr. Slater will return home via South Africa.


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