The Ulster Transport Authority announce the appointment of Mr. H.
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C. Batshi as road freight manager (operating), in succession to Mr. R. L. Streight, who retired on September 29 after 45 years in transport. Mr. Botshi joined the Nirthern Ireland Road Transport Board in 1935. On the establishment of the Ulster Transport Authority, he was appointed assistant freight manager. Mr. Streight has been largely responsible for the development of articulated transport w thin the U.T.A. He is a member of the Institute of Transport and was chairman of the Northern Ireland section last year.
Mr. John Ayres has resigned his office as managing director of Simms Motor Units, Ltd., and resigns as director of Simms Motor and Electronics Corporation, Ltd., and any other directorships which he holds within the Group.
Due to the retirement from the Ministry of Transport of Mr. Reep Li atern, the following changes have been made. Mr. Denis O'Neill will take charge of the port and shipping operations group of divisions. He will be succeeded in the road safety, road transport and vehicle regulation group by Mr. D. C. Haselgrove and Mr. Haselgrove in the marine group by Mr. F. T. Bird. Mr. D. F. Gingell will succeed Mr. Bird and there will be a redistribution of duties oinected with the nationalized transport industries between Mr. C. P. ScottWan'den and Mr. Gingen.
The Tilling Group of omnibus comaanies announce the following appointments in United Counties Omnibus Co., Ltd.: Mr. J. Hartley has been appointed tss istant traffic manager and Mr. G. R. ell has been appointed assistant chief mgineer with effect from October 1.
The Minister of Transport, after con• ation with the British Transport
mission, has reappointed Mr. B. H. rbour and Mr. Anthony Bull to be
u -time members of the London Transco t Executive.
. E. N. Wood has been appointed
e eral works manager of the Speke, rpool, factory of the Dunlop Rubber :co Ltd.
Mr. G. A. Wanarnaker has been elected president and chief operating officer of the Hertz Corporation, effective January 1, 1963. Mr. Wanamaker is at present executive vice-president and a director.
Mr. E. H. Gethin Bradley, formerly press and public relations officer to the Rover Co., Ltd., has been appointed senior account executive to Good Relations, Ltd., the Canterbury public relations organization.
David W. McDonald has been appointed area manager of Oswald Tillotson, Ltd., commercial vehicle distributors and road transport engineers, Dundee. He succeeds Mr. J. R. Thomas and took up his duties on Oct. I. In recent months he has been with the Perth firm of A. and C. McLennan.
Mr. G. J. Arnold has joined the Swain Group of Companies. Mr. Arnold was previously principal of the Ford Motor Company Dealer Sales and Management Training College. He will be responsible for the integration of group marketing policies.
Mr. Edward Deakin, who has been general manager of the Chesterfield transport undertaking since 1949, has been appointed general manager of Bradford Corporation transport department. He will take up his appointment in the New Year and succeeds Mr. John C. Wake, who moves as manager to Nottingham.
At the annual general meeting of the Federation of British Rubber and Allied Manufacturers the re-election for 1962-63 of Mr. C. H. M. Baker, of Firestone Tyre and Rubber Co., Ltd., was confirmed. Mr. D. E. Cameron, of Bostik, Ltd., and Mr. D. D. Marshall, of Cireengate irwell Rubber Co., Ltd., were elected vicepresidents.
Chairman of the council of the Institute of The Motor Industry, Mr. W. T. Charles, is leaving on October 8 on a visit to the South African Region of the Institute. Lord Williams has relinquished his appointment as a part-time member of London Transport Executive, on the expiry of his term of office. Lord Williams, who is 70, had been a part. time member since the Executive was formed in 1948; he was particularly concerned with supplies and contracts.
Two engineers of Albion Motors, Ltd.. Mr. W. Paton and Mr. R. Steele are making a two-month tour of Nigeria. Ghana and Sierra Leone, visiting Leyland Grotip agents and assisting in solving any technical problems which may have arisen in their territories.
Mr, D. G. Badham has been appointed deputy chairman of Powell Du ffryn Engineering Co., Ltd., relinquishing the position of managing director which he has held for many years. Mr. J. McLean, formerly general manager of the Motherwell Bridge and Engineering Co., Ltd.. joins the company as joint managing director, and Mr. E. H. Jerrett, who is at present a director and general manager of Powell Duffryn Engineering, has also been appointed a joint managing director.
Formerly chairman and joint managing director, Mr. B. Watson has been appointed chairman of Expand ite, Ltd. Mr. A. A. Barr becomes deputy chairman and Mr. T. Pooley, formerly joint managing director, becomes managing director.
The appointments are announced of Mr. J. B. Allerton and Mr. J. G. Le Rougetal to the board of Renault, Ltd., Acton, London, W.3.
Jet Petroleum, Ltd., announce that Mr. L. G. Francis has been appointed manager of their newly formed Southern Counties Region, The appointment of Mr. H. J. Davies as general factory manager, Kilmarnock, is announced by Mr. J. H. Taylor, director manufacturing, Massey-Ferguson (United Kingdom), Ltd.
Mr. F. J. Mercer has been appointed parts manager at the Chichester branch of Wadhams, Ltd.
Mr. H. V. G. Upton has been appointed general manager, finance and accounts, Shell-Mex and B.P., Ltd.