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MR. W. HAYNES has joined the Philidas locknut division of Whitehouse Industries, Ltd.. as Midland area sales manager.
MR. R. B. LANG has succeeded MR. I. Witio as Secretary and Director of Finance of the Ministry of Transport. Mr. Wild has retired after 11 years' service.
MR. A. MUIR has been appointed manager for the Scottish and Northern Ireland region of Tecalernit, Ltd. The regional office is at 86 Cambridge Street. Glasgow, C.2.
MR. T. W. MASON has become sales manager of London Bankside Products, Ltd. MR. A. J. HARRIS has joined the technical sales staff of this concern and their associated company, Judella Castings, Ltd.
MR. G. W. H. RICHARDSON has joined the board of the Westinghouse Brake and Signal Co., Ltd., together with MR. T. J. ALDRIDGE, MR. N. G. CADMAN, MR. J. W. G. KERSHAW and MR. L. E. THOMPSON. Mr. Kershaw was manager of the company's brake division.
MR. J. W. MILLS, who has been for over 12 years a director of Armstrong Whitworth (Metal Industries), Ltd., and Jarrow Metal Industries,. Ltd., has relinquished his seat on the board. During the war he was director of armament production at the Ministry of Aircraft Production, and had previously had a career in the motor industry, being at one time managing director of Halley-s Industrial Motors, Ltd.
MR. J. M. BIRCH, managing director of Birch Bros., Ltd., MR. J. S. GAVIN, a member of the board of the Tilling Group, MR. R. M. ROBBINS, secretary and chief public relations officer of the London Transport Executive, and MR. E. G. WHITAKER, deputy transport adviser, Unilever, Ltd., have been elected council members of the Institute of Transport with effect from October 1. Other members will be MR. A. R. DUNBAR, MR. K. GRANVILLE, MR. C. A. HERRING, MR. A. S. C. RULTON, MR. L. M. SAYERS, and MR. C. E. WHIT WORTH.
MR. G. F. NOAKES; who joined the London General Omnibus Co., Ltd., 35 years ago, has become principal stores assistant of the London Transport Executive. MR. W. I. KIRSHNER, southeast divisional engineer (central road services), has been put in charge of a new division which combines the north and south divisions of country buses and coaches. MR. H. F. C. ADCOCK, divisional superintendent, country buses and coaches, has been appointed an officer of the Executive. MR. D. H. Mims, principal executive assistant, has been promoted to establishment officer.
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MR. D. BROWN, technical director of Attwoods Statistics, Ltd., is joining Black and Decker, Ltd., in August as contracts sales manager.
MR. C. C. BATESON has been appointed Scottish regional manager of Leyland Motors. Ltd. MR. R. J. ARMSTRONG has been appointed district manager for Scotland.
Ma. W. WOODHEAD is retiring from the general secretaryship of the National Employers' Association of Vehicle Builders, at the end of July. He has been general secretary for 12 years.
MR. F. S. TAYLOR. general manager of Newcastle upon Tyne Transport Department, has been nominated for election as vice-president of the Municipal Passenger Transport Association for 1957-58.
MR. G. VALENTINE, formerly vicepresident of the Scottish Motor Trade Association, has been elected president for 1957-58, in succession to MR. W. P. BROOMFIELD. MR, A. J. CORMACK has been appointed retailer vice-president.
MR. K. W. P. KIRTON has been appointed general manager of Jamaica Omnibus Services, Ltd., in succession to MR. T. L. GRAY, who is returning to the United Kingdom as general manager of the Rhondda Transport Co., Ltd.
MR. R. R. GOODISON has been appointed Under Secretary of the Rail.ways and Inland Waterways and Rates and Charges (Inland Transport) Group of Divisions, Ministry of Transport, in succession to MR. J. R. Wm.'s, who has retired. 'MR. M. RATSCHUNAS has been appointed factory representative of Simms Motor Units, Ltd., in Sweden. Since 1936 he has represented. Nuffield. Rootcs and Dunlop in that country.
MR. G. A. C. HANDS, general manage!' of Halifax Transport Department, has withdrawn his acceptance of an appointment as passenger transport manager of Pietermaritzburg Municipality, Natal, South Africa. He will continue in his previous position.
MR. G. N. PF.TERS, retail marketing manager of the eastern division of ShellMex and B.P., Ltd., has been appointed Northern Irish divisional manager in succession to MR. R. I. CotiErr, who will shortly be taking up a senior appointment with the Power Petroleum Co., Ltd.
WE regret to record the death of MA. WALTER GORDON WILSON, MR. BERNARD HOPI'S, CLLR. JOHN WILLIAM KINGSTON and MR. PERCY WARD.
Maj. Wilson was one of the joint designers of the original Tanks used in the 1914-18 war. He was also the inventor of the self-changing gearbox which bears his name. He was 83.
Mr. Hopps was managing director of Lodge Plugs, Ltd., for nearly 40 years. He began his career in 1900 with British Thomson-Houston but eight years later started his own business making sparking plugs, joining the Lodge brothers in 1913.
Cllr. Kingston was managing director of K.W. Services, Ltd., Blakesley. Northants, coach proprietors. He was 59.
Mr. Ward had been secretary of the Lincolnshire Motor Co., Ltd., for 35 years.