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Mr. Peter W. ISmith, Dunlop's sales promotion mana dr, leaves shortly for two years or so in the United Stales where he will have the 'tie "Special Representative—U.S,A."
Mr. H. E. Sty s has been appointed director of resea h, London Transport, in succession to r. A. T. Wilford, who has retired. Mr. . G. Collings has been appointed assistan director of research.
Sir John Ben d, deputy chairman of the British Transport Commission, is retiring on September 30. He has been a full-time member of the Commission since September, 1947, and deputy chairman since 1949.
Sir Miles Thomas has accepted an invitation to join the Dowty Group beard. Sir Miles, former chairman of B.O.A.C. and vice-chairman of the Nuffield Organization, is now chairman of Monsanto Chemicals.
Mr. Leonard F. Dyer has been re-elected chairman of the R.A.C. Associate Committee, the committee which administers and supervises the benefits and services provided for associate members of the club. Mr. Dyer is also a vice-chairman of the R.A.C.
Due to his assumption of important new duties within the Pirelli Group. including those of representing Societe Internationale Pirelli in this country. Mr. G. Baricalla has resigned from his position of managing director of Pirelli, Ltd. He has been elected vice-chairman of the comnany. Mr. G. Venosta, general manager, has been appointed managing director.
Mr. F. R. Stockdill has been appointed to the board of the Atlantic Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., whose transport ferry service operates " drive-on/drive-off " ships between Britain and the Continent and Britain and Northern Ireland. He also becomes a director of the company's subsidiary, Frank Bustard and Sons. Ltd. Mr. Stockdill, assistant general manager of British Railways, London Midland Region, succeeds. Mr. E. W. Attie, who retires from the board following his retirement as chief traffic officer, British Railways Central Staff.
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Mr. Lynn A. Townsend, 42-year-old administrative vice-president of the Chrysler Corporation, has been elected president, in succession to Mr. L. L. Colbert, who has resigned.
Mr. R. J. Dean has been appointed to the board of Redhill Bodybuilding Industtries, Ltd., in succession to Mr. H. W. Le Good. Mr. Norman Slade, sales executive of the materials handling division of their parent company, W. C. Youngman, Ltd., for the past 10 years, has been appointed sales manager.
Mr. J. B. Hurst, traffic superintendent with Glasgow Corporation, has been appointed deputy general manager of Newcastle upon Tyne transport department, in succession to the late Mr. J. T. Heads. Mr. Hurst, who is 47, was selected from six applicants. He was formerly with the Ribble Co., and United Automobile Services, Ltd.