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MR. W. RASTALL has been appointed deputy sales manager of Morris Commercial Cars; Ltd. He joined the company in 1924.
MR. L. STEwna-r-Lalloon has been appointed sales manager of V. and F. Monaco (Sales), Ltd., Volkswagen specialists, London, S.W.10.
MR. KENNETH R. MAYHEW has been appointed manager of the new Liverpool branch opened by Lombank, Ltd. Their new Oxford branch is under the management of MR. R. W. G. SPENCER.
MR. G. W. HARRIMAN, deputy chairman and joint managing director of the British Motor Corporation, returned last week from a visit to the B.M.C. organization in Australia and the U.S.A.
MR. R. J. lin-a-mock, labour relations officer of the London Transport Executive, has been appointed a chief officer. MR. W. G. RANDALL has become south district superintendent of L.T.E. country bus and coach services M. A. H. PF.NOREP, previously general sales manage r, has been appointed sales director of the Goodyear Tyrc and Rubber Co. (Great Britain), Ltd. In this post be succeeds MR. M. S. IVIEvER, who, as reported last week, has become managing director on the appointment of MR. A. S. BISHOP as chairman.
MR. W. H. HARRISON and MR. E. HOLLAND-MARTEN have relinquished their directorships of the British Aluminium Co., Ltd. MR. G. A. ANDERSON, MP.. W. C. B. PERRYCDSTE and MR. I. SALTER have become directors. Mr. Anderson holds the appointment of general sales manager, and Mr. Perrycoste and Mr. Salter are general production managers. MR. G. W. LACEY, previously sales director, has become commercial director, MR. SYDNEY S. GUY, chairman and managing director of Guy Motors, Ltd., and the Sunbeam Trolleybus Co., Ltd., has retired at the age of 72. In the Edwardian era he was service manager of Humber, Ltd., and at the age of 24 became works manager of the former Sunbeam Motor Car Co., Ltd. He left that concern to form Guy Motors, Ltd., in 1914. His first vehicle, a 30-cwt. truck, had overdrive, flexible engine mountings, double-reduction rear axle and a governor to limit road speed to 30 m.p.h. without affecting engine speed in the lower gears. Mr. Guy has served on the council of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders for 33 years. He was chairman of the commercial-vehicle section in 1926 and was later vice-president. Mr. Guy is succeeded as chairman of the company by M. A. L. BLOWER. COL. ARTHUR JERRETT becomes managing director and MR. TREVOR Guy has joined the board.
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MR. R. J. RICHARDS has been appointed secretary of Duple Motor Bodies. Ltd.
SIR REGINALD H. WILSON will deliver his presidential address to the Institute of Transport on October 14 in the Jarvis Hall, 66 Portland Place, London, W.1.
MR. P. F. BREWER has been elected chairman, and MR. H. POYSER vicechairman of the Motor Vehicle Dismantlers' Association. MR. F. H. BIRD, last year's chairman, is now vicepresident.
MR. F. S. TAYLOR, general manager of Newcastle upon Tyne Transport Department, has been elected vicepresident of the Municipal Passenger Transport Association. The election to the presidency of All). J. H. WHTTAKER was reported last week. MR. E. R. L. FITZPAYNE will continue as honorary treasurer for 1957-58.
MR. HERBERT H. CROW has been nominated by the Road Haulage Association to Succeed MR. FRANK FOWLER Oil the panel of members of the Transport Tribunal. The nomination has been sent to the Minister of Transport. In fact, Mr. Fowler has never sat as a member of the Tribunal.
MR. C. P. Hommis, general manager of British Railways (Southern Region) and MR. R. G. GROUT, vice-chairman of the General Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., have been elected to the institute of Transport Council. They succeed MR. DAVID BLEE and MR. H. LESLIE BOWES, who have been appointed vicepresidents, M. N. T. O'REILLY (RObS011'S Border Transport, Ltd.) has been nominated by the Road Haulage Association to fill the vacancy on the Road Haulage Wages Council caused by the resignation of MR. W. FARNORTH. The recommendation has gone to the Minister of Labour. Mr, O'Reilly is chairman of the R.H.A. finance committee.