Roy Taylor elected president of the .BAOFR
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Roy Taylor has been elected president of the British Association of Overseas Furniture Removers; he has been one of the leaders of the movement to merge the BAOFR with the National Association of Furniture Warehousemen and Removers_ Mr Taylor is managing director of Smith and Herbert Ltd, of Golden Lane, London EC1; last year he took over control of the Sussex removal firm of Farleys of East Grinstead and Crowborough.
John Barber has been appointed an additional deputy managing director of British Leyland responsible to the .chairman and managing director for overall planning, finance and certain staff matters. The three deputy managing directors now reporting to the chief executive are G. H. Turnbull (managing director, Austin Morris Group), J. H. Plane (managing director, British Leyland International), and J. N. R. Barber (director of finance and planning).
Dudley Perkins, director-general of the Port of London Authority since April 1964, is, on medical advice, retiring from the end of June. John Lunch will continue as acting directorgeneral.
Eric E. Pollock, 41, has been appointed British Transport Docks Board marketing manager with effect from June 21, on the retirement of W. H. Cheshire. Mr Pollock has been the BTDB's economist since 1964. Dr M. J. Lieberman is promoted to commercial operations manager (transport), Joseph Crosfield and Sons Ltd, Warrington, and succeeds J. L. Wilkinson, who has held that post since 1967 and has retired after 46 years with the company.
Brian Bishop, 38, has moved to project manager, sales and service, for the motor accessory division of Smiths Industries Ltd; he will be responsible to E. F. Kirby, sales and service executive, for special projects— initially, new equipment for commercial vehicles. Mr Bishop has been with Smiths for eight years and was at one time chief engineer special projects.
W. Preslin has been promoted export sales manager of Brown Brothers (Overseas) Ltd. Mr Preslin has recently returned from visits to North Africa, the Arabian Gulf and the Middle East. B. Whittle moves from assistant manager at Brown Brothers Ltd's Preston branch to manager of the specialized services branch at Burnley.
Paul G. Whick, 23. has been appointed by Frigoscandia Transport to area transport manager for the company's King's Lynn, Norfolk and Doncaster transport offices. Mr Whick joins Frigoscandia from SGH (International Freight) Ltd., London, where he was an assistant manager.
P. C. Partos has been appointed Skefko Ball Bearing Co Ltd manager, marketing and resources planning. Mr Partos joined Skefko as operations planning manager in 1969 from the Glacier Metal Co Ltd.
R. H. Brooks (company secretary, Red and White Services Ltd. Chepstow) has been elected chairman of the South Wales and Monmouthshire sections of the Chartered Institute of Transport.