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 People news for January 2012 |
06/01/2012
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| John Davies, former development director for major projects with DHL Supply Chain, has joined Fowler Welch as its business development director. Davies, who in his previous roles has gained top-level experience in key industry markets such as construction, public sector, energy, retail and
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People news for December 2011 |
07/12/2011
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| Paneltex has appointed Victor Loriggio to sales manager LCV, covering the east of England, London and the south-east, covering Somers refrigerated van conversions, as well as small box bodies up to 7.5 tonne. |
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People news for November 2011 |
07/11/2011
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| Justine Greening is the new transport secretary of state for transport, following Philip Hammond's appointment as defence secretary. |
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People news for October 2011 |
06/10/2011
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| Heather Allen has joined TRL's transportation division as programme director, sustainable transport. She arrives from UITP, the Brussels-based international association of public transport. |
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People news for Septemeber 2011 |
07/09/2011
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| Elisabeth Tasker, currently operations director with Stagecoach Manchester, has been appointed managing director of Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire. She will have responsibility for depots in Liverpool, Preston and Chorley. In other Stagecoach news, Nigel Winter has won promotion from
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People news for August 2011 |
08/08/2011
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| IRTE member PC Shaun McKeown, forensic vehicle examiner for Cumbria Police's collision investigation unit, has received an outstanding achievement award from Tyresafe for his campaign work promoting tyre safety. "Tyre maintenance is something that is often overlooked by motorists when it should be
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People news for July 2011 |
06/07/2011
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| The European Transport Training Association (EuroTra) has appointed industry guru James Tillyer as its new president. |
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People news for June 2011 |
07/06/2011
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| Bibby Distribution has named John Finn as its new fleet and procurement director, based at the company's Liverpool HQ. Finn, who has more than 35 years experience in the industry, joins the company from Yodel (formerly the Home Delivery Network), where he was responsible for the integration of more
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People news for May 2011 |
05/05/2011
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| Karen Dee has joined the FTA (I Freight Transport Association) as director of national and regional policy. "The association has a well-deserved reputation for political campaigning and it is exciting to join a team with such a full and varied national and regional agenda," says Dee, who was
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People news for April 2011 |
07/04/2011
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| With effect from 1 September, the president of Volvo Construction Equipment, Olof Persson, will become president and chief executive officer of the Volvo Group. As of 1 May, Persson will become executive vice president and deputy CEO and work with Leif Johansson, before he retires. |
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People news for March 2011 |
04/03/2011
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| FirstGroup has appointed Giles Fearnley as managing director UK Bus. Fearnley has considerable experience in the passenger transport industry, having led the management buy-out of Blazefield Holdings in 1991, with bus networks across Yorkshire and Lancashire. |
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People news for February 2011 |
07/02/2011
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| Nexus Group has created a position of group marketing manager, designed to support growth in the vehicle rental and rental management sectors. The role will be filled by James Daybell, who brings considerable marketing experience across a number of sectors, with particular expertise in the adapted
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People news for January 2011 |
07/01/2011
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| After almost 14 years as president and CEO of Volvo, Leif Johansson is leaving next summer as he reaches 60. |
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People news for December 2010 |
08/12/2010
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| Chris Turner has been appointed head of operations, logistics for Geodis Calberson. Turner previously worked for DHL, Kuehne and Nagel and DB Schenker. He reports directly to Gary Hubbard, Geodis Calberson's director of logistics. |
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People news for November 2010 |
11/11/2010
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| Alfredo Altavilla is the new CEO at Iveco, replacing Paolo Monferino, who will be leaving the Fiat Group. |
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People news for October 2010 |
08/10/2010
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| Ratcliff Tailifts' former managing director Bob Nice has died at the age of 65. After leaving Ratcliff, Nice moved to Spain. He leaves his wife Linda, son Chris and daughter Jo. |
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People news for September 2010 |
10/09/2010
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| Modec has appointed former head of Iveco, Chris Thorneycroft-Smith, to the board. Thorneycroft-Smith, who joined Iveco from Leyland DAF in 1993, held a number of positions in the company, including marketing director, head of LCVs and UK market director. |
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People news for August 2010 |
10/08/2010
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| James Armstrong, currently aftersales director for Scania (GB), has been appointed managing director of Scania South East Asia. Based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Armstrong will take up his new role on 1 September 2010. |
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People news for July 2010 |
09/07/2010
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| Scania (Great Britain) has appointed Steve Martin to the position of general manager, Scania Truck Rental. Martin brings with him 16 years' experience in the commercial vehicle rental industry, during which time he has worked in a number of roles covering sales, pricing, operations and management.
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People news for June 2010 |
08/06/2010
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| Marc Martinez has been appointed managing director of Renault Trucks in the UK. Taking up the post on 1 July 2010, Martinez will replace Laurent Farman, who takes over the same post at Renault Trucks in Spain. On the books at Renault for 22 years, Martinez has been involved primarily in sales roles. |
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People news for May 2010 |
05/05/2010
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| Peter Hayden is the new sales and marketing director at Bosal UK, after taking up the position in April. He joins the exhaust, catalytic converter and towbar maker from Valeo. His 25 years in the automotive aftermarket included a spell at Quinton Hazell. |
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People news for April 2010 |
06/04/2010
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| The newly formed Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF) has appointed Mike Owen to manage its all-new Garage Section. In his new role, Owen will be recruiting independent garages. |
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People news for March 2010 |
08/03/2010
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| Tracey Horton has joined Gates as district sales manager for the Midlands, Wales and East Anglia. Her major product lines include drive systems (kits, belts, tensioners, specialist tools), fuel systems (hoses, adapters and couplings) and cooling systems (thermostats, hoses, radiator caps). The
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People news for February 2010 |
03/02/2010
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| Former Volkwagen man Peter Butler has joined Lombard as development director of the strategic accounts team. In his new role, Butler will be responsible for handling Lombard's major fleet customers, such as British Gas, Ikea and the AA. |
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People moves for January 2010 |
05/01/2010
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| Evans faces European challenge
New responsibility beckons for the CEO of MAN UK Des Evans after he was promoted to head of business development for new and used truck sales in the UK, Ireland and Scandinavia. Evans has held his current position for the past six years during which time he has
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