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Men in the News
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Mr. W. Leese, general manager of the Trent Motor Traction Co., Ltd., Derby, since 1955, has been appointed general manager of the North Western Road Car Co., Ltd., A member of the Institute of Transport, Mr. Leese began his career in the passenger transport industry in 1927 with North Western and was appointed assistant traffic manager in 1941. Mr. Leese succeeds Mr. G. Brook, who has been appointed general manager of Ribble Motor Services, Ltd.
Mr. C. Burton, district manager of Dunlop's Tyre Division at Albany Street, London, retires at the end of this month.
Massey -Ferguson announce the appointments as industrial regional managers of Mr. I. D. Birdseye (southern region) and Mr. J. S. Armstrong (northern region).
Mr. W. H. Jansen resigns on July 1 as a director of the Dutch motor bus producer and motor engine works, Kromhout Motorn Fabriek D. Goedkoop Jr. NV, of Amsterdam.
Mr. J. Mist, formerly Portsmouth representative of Mutual Finance, Ltd., has been appointed acting branch manager at Portsmouth of the Mercantile Credit Co., Ltd.
Mr. G. Diekison (overseas territories) and Mr. J. Hooper (London area) have been appointed sales engineers by Simon Engineering, Dudley, Ltd., of Dudley, Worcs. Mr. Hooper takes over from Mr. W. T. Russell who has returned to the Midlands area.
Herr E. Thurnherr, of Zurich, has replaced Monsieur J. E. Cuenod, of Geneva, as president of the Swiss goods vehicle operators' association, Verband Schweizerischer Motorlastwagenbesitzer. The association now has 3,000 members operating 14,000 vehicles.
Mr. K. W. C. Grand, who was until recently chairman of the Railway SubCommission of the British Transport Commission, has asked the Minister of Transport to accept his resignation as a member of the British Transport Commission with effect fom July 2. The Minister has agreed to do so.
1314 Mr. A. A. Barr and Mr. G. J. B. Williams have joined the board of Expandite, Ltd. Their appointments follow the recent announcement that the Expanditc Group has joined the Castro] Group of companies. Mr. Barr, who is 51, is an assistant managing director of Castro!, Ltd., and Mr. Williams, 37, is the Group's projects and development executive.
Mr. D. P. Counihan, traffic superintendent (Central Road Services), London Transport, is to retire on July 28. He is 66.
Mr, A. G. Day, assistant to the chief supplies and services officer of London Transport, has been appointed an officer of the Executive with the title of contracts officer. Mr. Day will be responsible to the chief supplies and services officer for the negotiation and letting of major contracts for the supply of capital equipment. and also for the operation of London Transport's road services ticket machine works at Effra Road.
Mr. E. W. Hardiman and Mr. K. C. Hunt have been appointed to the board of the Esso Petroleum Co., Ltd. Mr. Hardiman, who is 49, joined Esso in 1931 as a chemist and became general manager (marketing) in 1959. Mr. Hunt, 52, joined Esso in 1937 and later went to Esso Research. Ltd. He was appointed a director of that company in 1960 and rejoined the Esso Petroleum Co. in 1961 as research and development adviser.