Trevor Webster rejoins truck and bus
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, T. (Trevor) Webster, who was sales director of British yland's truck and bus division when he was appointed deputy anaging director of British Leyland's overseas division in 1969, returning to truck and bus as sales and marketing director. J. G. Sheppard, in addition to his present responsibilities as anaging director of the Europe division, is taking over Mr ebster's overseas responsibilities — other than for Australia id S. Africa. He becomes managing director, European and
■ erseas operations. Trevor Webster, 49. was born in Preston A. J. G. Sheppard id joined Leyland as a trade apprentice in 1938. He served in many managerial nitions in the sales and export sides of the business, becoming sales director for )mmercial vehicles and special products before taking up the truck and bus rectorship on the formation of that new division in 1968. Mr Sheppard, who is 39, an economics graduate who has held finance, sales and marketing posts with Ford Id service and export management positions with Chrysler. He joined British Leyland 1971 as director responsible for international staff.
shn L. Copland has been appointed managg director designate of Scottish Road .irvices, a new company which will replace e present Scottish district of the British Road arvices group of companies. J. P. Young, .esent district manager (Scotland), will tire at the end of the year.
Ain Stone has been appointed transport anager for Ronson Products Ltd of iatherhead. Mr Stone joined Ronson in 1964 Id three years later was appointed Transport ipervisor.
ydney Lamb, at present chief engineer of le North Western Road Car Co Ltd, has been 3pointed chief engineer designate of the irmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus o Ltd, with effect from October 1. Mr Lamb. ho is 41, started his career as an apprentice rith Leyland Motors and was appointed chief ngineer of North Western in 1969.
Vilfred GannicRffe has been appointed raffle manager with the Co-Operative Vholesale Society Transport Group (CM: kugust 11) and not with the Belfast CWS as tated last week. John Metcalfe has been appointed area sales manager for Scotland and Richard Stokes has been appointed area sales manager for the North of England and the Midlands for the Commercial Vehicle Special Products Unit of Smiths Industries Ltd. Both will be responsible for the sales of the Smiths axle load indicator, tachograph and other ancillary products to fleet operators. Peter Swift becomes director of marketing -Europe, Industrial Trucks, for Clark International Marketing SA. His headquarters will be in Wilhelm, Germany, Born and educated in Sydney, Australia, Mr Swift has, for the past six years, been general sales manager and marketing manager for Hyster Europe Ltd, located in London. lie was previously with the Sydney distributor for the Caterpillar Tractor Company as branch manager.
R. Roberton, field sales executive, has been appointed to the position of sales and marketing manager of Magirus Deutz (Great Britain) Ltd.
Kenneth Gadd is now general manager of York Campbell Credit Ltd. Mr Gadd was previously, with Lloyds and Scottish Finance Ltd at its head office in London.
Ian S. Irwin, secretary, Scottish Transport Group, Scottish Bus Group and several subsidiary companies, has been appointed a director of the Scottish Bus Group.
R. S. Fern has been appointed fleet sales manager of Burton and Cole Ltd, British Leyland distributor with depots in Birmingham and Stourport and member of the Rodsley Motor Industries. Until recently Mr Farn was sales manager, commercial vehicle division, Colmore Depot Ltd, of Birmingham.
Darrell Thomas has been appointed Chrysler United Kingdom's director, field operations; he was previously manager of the London and South Eastern sales regions. Other Chrysler appointments include: Cyril Corke to the post of director, truck sales, from manager, truck sales; Michael Rowe as director, fleet sales, from dealer development manager; John Golding moves from manager to director of vehicle distribution; and Martin Graham from manager to director of advertising and sales promotion. John Preen, former fleet sales director, has taken up a special assignment within the company.
OBITUARY
We regret to record the death of Arthur J. Woo 'colt MBE. Mr Woolcott, 68, was former chairman and managing director of Wellworthy Ltd. He joined the company in 1927 as a skilled turner and became chairman and managing director in 1956.