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GROUP services director of ERF, Tim Foden, has resigned, but remains on the holding board of the company. His resignation follows the recent departure of ERF sales director Bob Chadwick (CM, August 22).
Tom Mountain, general manager of B. and K. Johnson Transport Ltd of Blaydon, Newcastle, and Bryan Salkeld, transport manager of Salkeld Bros (Transport and Plant) Ltd, Rowley, Consett, are to stay in charge of the new Johnson Salkeld Plant — the two companies merge on September 1 to develop the warehousing, bulk grain, general and heavy haulage activities.
Taking over as sales executive at Jeuro Container Transport (UK) is David Gillett. Previously with Worms Cargo Service UK Ltd, where he was Midlands area manager, he will be in charge of the Midlands and North-west England markets.
To cope with current market trends and to make preparations for the approaching retirement of a number of senior management, Walter Alexander & Co (Coachbuilders) are making the following changes: James Hamilton, retains his position as group managing director but will also take over as joint managing director. Ray Braithwaite, managing director, becomes joint managing director, and Alec Drummond, presently director and general manager, is made director of finance and administration. W. Keys, director and general manager of Walter Alexander and Co (Belfast) becomes director of engineering and production.
Bernard Hanon will take up the post of president director-general for Renault at the beginning of 1982. This post, which is the only management appointment made by the French Govern ment within the Renault group, has been held for the past six years by Bernard Vernier-Palliez, who is due to retire in December.
Taking over as managing director of international operations for Rockwell International, Hugh Bone will have responsibility for all activity outside North America for the company's recently formed Highway Brake and Trailer Axle division. He was previously managing director for Rockwell Bremsen in West Germany and in his new position retains responsibility for the Bremsen facility.
Mike Saunders has recently left Vauxhall Motors, where he was Export fleet sales specialist and then product specialist, to become managing director of a new company — Frimokar (UK). Frimokar (UK) promotes the interests of its associated manufacturing company in Switzerland.
John Jeffrey takes over as area sales manager for Scotland for Wadham Stringer Vehicle Contracts, who have now opened a new office in Glasgow. The move into Scotland follows the company's recent announce
ment that it has opened an c in Leeds to complete its nat network.
A crime prevention await( been given to Donald Sim by the Road Haulage Ass tion. Ronald Brown, mane director of Video RSA, presE the award at the Security I ciation of South Africa's office at Johannesburg. The sentation was made in appr tion of the efforts Mr Sim has made to reduce the dence of theft of goods in tr, Peter Currell has opteE early retirement from the pr regional transport manager the North West Water Auth at its head office in Warrin Obituaries
We record with regret deaths of George Brook ani Breach. George Brook INC gional director of the WE Region of the National Bus pany. He retired in 1973 a the same year was awardE OBE.
Mr Breach was prodi manager of the Bus Divisi Marshall of Cambridge, al spent most of his life in tilt building industry, until his ment this year.