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MR. J. V. KLEIN, joint managing director of the Compollex Co., Ltd., is visiting Continental markets, particu larly Holland, Belgium and Italy.
MR. JouN A. DENNE and MR. A. E FRANKLIN HOLE have been appointed directors of Davenport Vernon and Co.,, Ltd., High Wycombe, Rootes distributors.
MR. F. I. BATCHELOR has been appointed general manager of the automobile division of the David Brown Corporation, Ltd. He was formerly managing director of Brush Coachwork, Ltd., and was associated with Henry Meadows, Ltd.
MR. S. H. JONES has been re-elected chairman of the Scottish Division of the Traders' Road Transport Association. MR. W. FAIRRAIRN is honorary treasurer and MR. J. 0. HasTIE secretary. MR. A. A. J. WATSON has become chairman and MR. W. R. WEST and Ma. E. M. Suaw vice-chairmen of the Devon and Cornwall Division. The new chairman of the South Wales Division is MR, B. T. BENNETT, with Miss E. D. ROGERS as vice-chairman.
IIMR. A. GLADSTONE ROSE, works director of the King's Norton factory of the Triplex Safety Glass Co., Ltd., has been appointed to the board of Triplex (Northern), Ltd. MR. KENNETH HORNE has resigned his directorship of the Triplex Safety Glass Co., Ltd., to become managing director of British Industries Fair, Ltd. He has been with Triplex for 27 years and has held a B.I.F. directorship for sometime. MR. ARTHUR COCHRANE has retired from the Triplex board.
MR. A. MCCLEERY has been appointed acting traffic manager of the Ulster Transport Authority. He will be responsible for the integration of services with the Great Northern Railway. MR. R. L. STREIGHT, formerly in charge of the rates and fares department, has become freight manager of the U.T.A., and MR. R. CARLISLE has been given control of the commercial activities of the U.T.A. and the G.N.R. These arrangements follow the death of MR. H. S. KNorr, joint traffic manager.
SIR JOHN NOTT-BOWER, Commissioner
of the Metropolitan Police. will be the speaker at the luncheon of the Institute
• of Transport to be held on April 26 at the Connaught Rooms, Great Queen Street, London, W.C.2. MR. N. W. Rol RoFE, secretary and accountant of the Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Co., Ltd., has been awarded the first C.M.U.A. Road Transport Research Fellowship by the council of the Institute. Mr. Rolfe proposes to use the fellowship• to study road passenger transport in North America. MR. STANLEY S. DAWES has been elected president of the Institute of the Motor Industry for 1955-1956—his ninth year in this office.
MR. FRANK WHARTON has been appointed fleet sales representative of H. V. Burlingham, Ltd. He was formerly with the Whitlay Tool Co., Ltd.
SIR PATRICK HENNESSY, deputy chairman and managing director of the Ford Motor Co., Ltd.. has been elected chairman of Henry Ford and Son, Ltd., Cork, succeeding SIR STANFORD COOPER who recently retired.
MR. J. R. F. BRADFORD has been elected chairman of the Devon and Cornwall Area of the Road Haulage Association. . The vice-chairmen are MR. W. E. BLA1CHFORD, MR. D. 0. Ci000 and Ma. F. H. PEDRICK.
MR. A. J. C. MOORE has been appointed divisional ,manager, Stourport, of the Midland branch of the Regent Oil Co., Ltd., in succession to Ma. F. R. FREEMAN, who has resigned. Mr. Moore is succeeded as divisional manager, Aylesford, in the southern branch by Ma. R. H. TORLINGTON, whose previous position as Southampton divisional manager is assumed by MR D. B. Rocetts.