Mr. James R. Leitch, secretary comptroller of Associated Commercial Vehicles
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Ltd., has been appointed to the boards of two of the group's subsidiary companies, Transport Equipment (Thornycroft) Ltd. and The Maudslay Motor Company. Mr. Leitch has also taken over the responsibilities of company secretary of A.E.C. from Mr. J. Ford, who left the company last month.
Mr. D. L. Fytche, at present traffic manager of the North Western Road Car Co. Ltd., has been appointed to the same position with the Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Co. Ltd. in succession to Mr. R. Brandon, who will be retiring at the end of the year. Mr. Fytche joined Crosville Motor Services Ltd. as a traffic trainee in 1944 and held various posts with that company until 1956, when he was appointed traffic manager of Trent Motor :Traction Co. Ltd. He took up his present position with01-th Western in 1959. Mr. Fytche will take up his new appointment on January 1 next year.
Mr. R. E. G. Sheppard has been appointed chief engineer of the heating and ventilation section of Smiths Motor Accessory Division.
Last week Mr. P. M. Yates, a director and general manager of Atkinson Vehicles Ltd., Preston (Lanes), and Mr. A. W. Allen, a director and secretary of Atkinson Lorries (Holdings) Ltd., left for an eight-week tour of Australia and New Zealand. One of the items for discussion with associated companies in Sydney. Melbourne and Wellington will be a possible increase in the local content of the Atkinson heavy-duty freight and passenger vehicles they import and assemble.
Mr. B. A. Jarrett has been appointed managing director of E.N.V. Engineering Co. Ltd. He joined the company in May. 1963, as manager of sales and engineering and was elected to the board in February this year. He had previously been with C.A.V. Ltd., of Acton, where he was factory manager. Mr. E. Brian Wilson, who previously held the dual position of chairman and managing director. retains the chairmanship, but will
• devote more One to the European affairs of the parent company, Eaton Manufacturing Co.. of U.S.A.
Mr. Monty Prichard, managing director of the Perkins Goup, Peterborough, has been chosen as one of Britain's top
-' marketing men of the year ". Mr. Prichard, 48. wins one of two equal top awards made by the Institute of Marketing------theother going to Lord Robens, chairman of the National Coal Board. They receive their awards as " the men who have made the most notable achievement during the year in ensuring and expanding markets for British industry " and will be presented with special medals.' at the institute's annual dinner in London on November 4.
The institute's award was made for the first time
last year when it was won by Mr.
Donald Stokes, managing director of the Leyland
group. The adjudicators decided to make two awards this year, because they could not separate the claims of Perkins and the Coal Board, " each of which was outstanding in its field ", Mr. Prichard, who has been managing director of Perkins since 1959, was officially notified of his award last week in Los Angeles, where he was addressing a major group at the convention of American trucking associations. It was announced earlier last week that Mr. Prichard had been appointed as a member of the committee for exports to Canada of the British National Export Council. Mr. Prichard.
Mr. Claude Crocker, who joined Armstrong Patents Co. Ltd. just over a year ago has been promoted to the position of general manager of the York and Beverley factories.
On retiring from the position of managing director of S.P. Motors Ltd., Cirimsby, Mr. Stuart Plastow was given a handsome silver salver from the other directors and staff. The firm, which is part of the motor division of Ross Group Ltd, was created when Mr. Plastow joined in 1945 and was the start of Ross developing in the motor trade.
Mr. T. C. Orme has been appointed director of engineering of Arlington Motor Co. Ltd. and will continue to act as consultant engineer to the Arlington Group of Companies. Other Arlington appointments are Mr. R. L. Foster as parts and service director of Arlington Motor Company, Mr. T. E. Rhodes as managing director of Arlington Bodybuilders Ltd. and Mr. R. W. 111Hinton as company secretary for the Arlington Group.
Mr. .1. H. Eaton, financial investigation officer of London Transport, has been appointed accountant with responsibility for the accounts, costs,' budgets and financial investigation offices. He will act as deputy t the chief financial officer. Mr. K. H. .Liddle, budgets officer, has been appointed budgets and financial investigation. officer. Mr. D. F. Palliser, previously works manager of Pennine Coachcraft Ltd., Royton, Lancs, has been promoted to general manager. He has been with the company, which forms part of the Seddon organization, for 18 years. Crypton Equipment (M.I. Group) has appointed two new sales representatives in the north of England. They are Mr. Donald Henson and Mr. John Rose. Mr. Henson will cover North-west Yorkshire and Mr. Rose South-East Yorkshire.