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National Bus has appointed Ralph Roberts, West Yorkshire Road Car general manager, as its northern region group executive. He entered the bus industry with Crosville, and was East Midland general manager for two years before taking up the West Yorkshire post in 1974.
Tom Glass, NBC's group liaison officer (public relations), has become the company's first projects manager. He joined the bus industry with Edinburgh City Transport, and moved to NBC upon its formation in 1968.
National Travel (South West) public relations officer Alan Watkins has moved to a similar post with the Midland Red Omnibus Company. He worked with local newspapers before joining National Bus.
James Hughes is Merseyside PTE's principal assistant (operations) with responsibility for radio and telephone communications, new legislation monitoring, and computer systems potential. He has been \th Liverpool Corporation and MPTE for 31 years, latterly as North Division traffic superintendent.
A new general manager for Tricentrol Coaches Ltd, at Dunstable, is Peter Lockhart, former National Travel (Midlands) traffic superintendent. He succeeds John Head who has retired.
The appointment of Leslie Fenn as Tate and Lyle Transport managing director has been announced along with that of F. Thomlinson as divisional director for UK food and distribution. This follows a reorganisation of Tate and Lyle's management structure.
The Chartered Institute of Transport's North Staffordshire Group has appointed the following committee for 1978/ 79: Chairman, Bert Boys (Potteries Motor Traction); vicechairman, T. J. Anderson (British Rail); treasurer, D. Aston (BR). Committee : I. F. Allred (Staffordshire County Council), E. A. Gibbins (BR), W. Inskip (PMT), J. P. Knight (SCC), J. C. Norman (BR), R. C. Thomson (SCC). Master-elect of the Worshipful Company of Carmen is J. E. 0. Arnold of the Isle of Man, while two wardens to take office with him on October 19 are Arthur Hodkinson and Lt Col G. E. Clarkson.
Christopher Aston is the new Powell Duffryn Ltd chairman in succession to Sir Alec Ogilvie. He joined the company's board last year and was appointed deputy chairman.
Vic Waters has succeeded John Williamson as Michelin's general sales manager for home trade replacement. Mr Waters joined Michelin in 1954, and became deputy general sales manager, home trade, earlier this year. Mr Williamson has been with the company since 1947. David Jenkins is the company's new deputy general sales manager (original equipment).
John Hines is Firestone's treasurer/director for the United Kingdom. He replaces Kenneth Lord who has returned to the United States. Robby Robinson of Le Hartridge has been elect president of the Gara Equipment Association 1978/79. He succeeds Stan Cannon. Other appointme at GEA are: P. D. Clay (sen vice-president, distributoi A. F. Deakin (vice-presid€ manufacturers), and J. Judkins (budget secretary).
T. Wall and Sons (. Cream) distribution and s vices manager Bob Bayley I been elected to the council management of the Instit of Practitioners in Wc Study, Organisation a Methods.
Malcolm Goodman British Leyland has becom marketing executive (Eur( and International) with Churchill (Special Tools).
TI Transport Equipmo Ltd's new training centre Daventry will be under • charge of Bob Wilson, I company's recently-appoin training and conferer supervisor. He comes fr British Leyland.
Cheryl Frame is a trout shooter appointed by ( Recovery Service to look al its after sales service am( trade customers.