Mir. C. J. Webster has been appointed surveyor (West) designate
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of British Road Services. us succeed Mr. R. W. Miller when the latter retires next August. Mr. J. W. F. Mann, building inspector. I...eicester. has been appointed assistant to the surveyor (South East) in place of
Mr. Webster. • .Mr. A. D. Holland, assistant chief engineer in charge of the bridges engineering division of the Ministry of Transport, has been promoted to deputy chief engineer. on the upgrading of the post lo that rank.
Mr, John R. Cameron has been appoited manager, road services. of David MticBrayne Ltd., following the recent de.ith of Mr. J. H. Shields.
Mr. L J. Bartrick has been appointed general manager of the commercial vehicle division of Stewart anti Ardent Ltd.. including Stewart and Ardern (Coach builders) Ltd.
Mr. William MeArdle has been appointed to the new post of spare parts manager of Atkinson Vehicles Ltd.. Preston. He joined the company in 1960.
Charringtons announce that the solidfuel vehicle maintenance and purchasing responsiN lilies of Mr. S. B. Caldieott have been extended to embrace the London company tanker fleet and service stations. he will operate under the title of group transport engineer and his general group industrial staff wOrk will continue. Mr. G. S. Whitmee, who has been seri,ice manager (tanker fleet) at the compam,'s Poplar. fuel-oil terminal. becomes group transport purchasing officer.
Mr. Walter K. Haigh, .at present deputy general manager of Sunderland Corporation -1-ransport, has been recommended by the Kingston-upon-Hull transport committee for the post of general manager. The recommendation will he considered by the Council on August 5. Mr. c. H. Platte). general manager at Hull since 1941. k to retire in October.
Mr. John Easton, manager of the service department at Dunlop's Albany Street depot. I.ondon. is to retire at the end of July after 40' years with the company. He will he succeeded by Mr: L. North. who joined the company in 1936.
Mr. Allan Woodgales hits taken over Dunlop Rubber Co. Ltd. Press relations in place of Mr. Marc Schuster.
Mr. Stanley Gillen has been appointed managing director and chief executive officer of Ford of Britain from.Aitgust and has been elected to the board. Mr.. .1 Allen Barke, who has been ill for several mOnths, relinquishes the managing directorship to become vice-chairman, and Mr. A. J. Taylor will become deputy managine director while retaining his position as director of manufacture, Mr. Gillen, who is 53, joined Ford Motor Co. in 1947 and has held important posts in the tractor, steel and parts divisions: he is chairman of Ford's subsidiary. Autolite Ltd.
Pirelli Ltd. ha l appointed Mr. R. F. (Jack) Earl as sales manager, remoulds. He will he responsible to Mr. F. R. Hodgson, Pirelli's home replacements sales manager, and be based at the company's Burton-upon-Trent factory.
Mr. J. M. Foster has been appointed general lyre manager and Mr. C. B. Wells' general stiles manager of Kennings Ltd.
A North British Rubber Co. Ltd., reorganization Of U.S. Royal sales in the south of England involves splitting the Londonregion into two, with Mr. D. Harris becoming . regional sales manager for South London. Temporarily. Mr. F. M. Roodhouse takes over. similar duties for North London. In the Western region. Mr. J. E. Titcomb becomes regional sales manager, with Mr. W. Whits assuming similar duties in the Midland Central region.
Mr. D. T. Sebhurn, district manager of the Marsham Tyre Co. Ltd. at Torquay, has moved to Manchester as North 'East divisional manager, a post previously held by Mr. W. M. Law. Mr. Sebburn has been succeeded at Torquay by Mr. M. F. Lindell, previously area manager at Cheltenham. Marsham's Midland division hits been divided into two new divisions—East Midland, managed by Mr. J. S. Heather, and West Midland, managed by Mr. N. D. Blunden.
Mr. G. V. Moore has been appointed. manager, merchandise and materials' eontrot divisionof The Goodyear . Tyre and Rubber Co.' reat Britain) Ltd. Mr. K. E. Allison becomes manager,: general products export sales (European region) and Mr. T.: P. Kirkham, managerageneral products export sales (Africa and Middle East):
Obituary
We regret to record the death of
Mr: Carl F.•,Belkofer. : , Mr: Belkoler, 52. was . managing director of Gulf Oil IGreat Britain) Ltd. A native of Toledo, Ohio, he first came 1.6 Great Britain in November. 1961, after 30 years of progressively senior appointments with the Gulf Oil Corporation in the United States. He was appointed managing director of Gulf Oil (GB) Ltd. in January. 1962.