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Ltd is George Owens no was formerly financial ntroller. He replaces Tom En;, who has left the company. Ian Lindsay has been appoin self-drive manager of Ferryasters, and will be based at the impany's Dover office. He will port to Brian Gunby, and will ntrol the Western European If-drive operations through aver via Boulogne and Zeeugge.
Michael Grant has been made Immercial manager of the astern Area of the National Ex press division. Eric Crewe, James Cressey and Roger Funell have also been confirmed as commercial managers of East, South-west, and South-east areas respectively.
Western SMT traffic manager Malcolm Stewart has succeeded the late Alistair Carmichael as general manager of Scottish Bus Group subsidiary Alexander (Fife).
Christian Salvesen (Transport) Ltd has named David Hall as commercial manager in Edinburgh.
John Brookes has been promoted to fleet sales manager at DAF Trucks UK headquarters at Marlow.
Jeff Harrison, who for the past five years has been managing director of Trailor (UK) Ltd, has resigned to take up a board appointment with Transport International Pool Ltd and has been replaced by Ian Shaw.
Taking over from George Brands as traffic manager of Grampian Regional is Colin Smith. Mr Brands retires after 47 years' service in public transport.
Martin Bell has become parts manager with L. Gardner and Sons, the Manchester-based diesel engine manufacturers.
Joining Deutz Engines Ltd as general manager of the AirCooled Engines Division is Peter Garner. He replaces Chris von der Osten, who has returned to the Deutz subsidiary in Atlanta, USA. Mr Garner will be based at Deutz Engines headquarters in London.
The Council of the Charted Institute of Transport has elected the following as chairmen of their sections: R. Wilcox of British Railways (Berks, Bucks, and Oxfordshire); Giles Stafford of Transport Training Ltd (East Anglia); Eddie Gubbins. of Loughborough University (East Midlands); Keith Bestow of . Kingston-upon-Hull City Transport (Humberside); Malcolm Banks of The Littlewoods Organisation (Merseyside); A. Mason of Newey and Eyre Ltd (Midlands); J. Abbott of Fred J. Abbott Ltd (North-western); Ian Charlton of Northern General Transport (Northern); J. Moylan of General Freight Co (Northern Ireland); John Whittle of Caledonian MacaBrayne Ltd (Scottish); Scott Hellewell, South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (Sheffield); John Paul of Kent Road Car Co (South Et ern); Albert Barnes of Brit Railways (South Walt Michael Rourke of West+ National Omnibus Co (Sou western); John Owen of Sou arnpton City Transpc (Southern); A. Sedgley of Sou down Motor Services Ltd (5 sex); G. Dodds of Clevele County Council (Teesside); Brian Driver of British Railwt (Yorkshire).
Obituaries We record with regret deaths of Jacques Poitte Fred Mantle and Ewan Mc son.
Mr Poittevin was presiden.
section 2 of the Internatie Road Transport Union (prod sional goods transport), and been with IRU since 1969. was 53.
Mr Mantle, who died at age of 62, had been head of former Warrington Corporat Transport Department when retired and had been in transport industry for almost years.
Mr Morrison ran a hauli and transport business for m; years at Portree in Skye. '