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1960
1960 - 0752.PDF
JS®. Til FLIGHT, 3 June I960 Lord Portal Sir Charles Dunphie Hon George Nelson THE BAC BOARD APPOINTMENTS IN a brief reference last week to the British Aircraft Corporation,the composition of whose board was announced as we weregoing to press, names of the chairman and deputy chairmen were given; mention was also made of the acquisition by BAC of a controlling interest in Hunting Aircraft Ltd, and of the rccon- stitution of the English Electric Aviation and Vickers-Armstronga (Aircraft) boards. It is now possible to give full details of these changes. The Corporation has been formed by Vickers Ltd, the English Electric Co Ltd and the Bristol Aeroplane Co Ltd to bring together their respective aircraft and guided-weapon interests. At present it has a nominal capital of only £100; but after June 18, when legal and financial formalities have been completed, it will have resources of £20m. Of this sum, £8m is being provided by Vickers and a similar sum by English Electric, Bristol contributing £4m. The acquisition of Hunting Aircraft means that this com- pany now becomes an operating subsidiary of BAC, with Vickers- Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd, English Electric Aviation Ltd and Bristol Aircraft Ltd. The first directors of the BAC, and the directors of the recon- stituted boards of English Electric Aviation and of Vickers- Armstrongs (Aircraft), are listed below; and details are also given of organizational changes in the Vickers Group. English Electric Aviation Hon George Nelson (chairman); Viscount Caldecote (managingdirector); L. H. Bedford (director of engineering, guided weapoiu division; R. F. Creasey (director of engineering, aircraft division^Air Cdre S. Graham (commercial director, aircraft division); G. B. Jefferson (chief engineer, guided weapons division); F. W. Page (chic ^executive, aircraft division); and A. T. Slator (manager, guided weapon. division). In addition Wg Cdr R. P. Beamont, manager flight operation;and chief test pilot, is appointed a special director. Lord Nelson of Stafford, Sir Archibald Forbes and Sir John Woodsretire from the board; Sir Conrad Collier retires from the position cf chief executive, guided weapons division, and also from the board; andViscount Caldecote (formerly deputy managing director) will in his capacity as managing director also act as chief executive, guidedweapons division. L. H, Bedford G. R. Jefferson Sir R. Verdon Smith Lord Caldecote Sir George Edwards Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Maj-Gen Sir Charles Dunphie (chairman); Sir George Edwards(managing director); T. Gammon (deputy managing director); A. W. E. Houghton (general manager); J. E. Armitage (commercial director);H. H. Gardner (technical director); A. H. C. Greenwood (director, sales and service); G. F. H. Hemsley (chief engineer, aircraft); andB. E. Stephenson (director of engineering). Arising out of the Bristol/English Electric/Vickers merger, the follow,ing organizational changes have been announced by die Vickers Group:— Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd. A. O. Bluth, Sir George Edwards andT. Gammon will resign from the board with effect from June 16. Mr Bluth and Sir George, who are directors of Vickers Ltd, will remainon the board of that company. Vickers-Armstrongs (South Marston) Ltd. The South Marston worksof Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd is being excluded from the merger and on June 16 will be taken over by Vickers-Armstrongs (SouthMarston) Ltd, which has been formed for this purpose, with the following board: W. D. Opher (chairman); S. P. Woodley (generalmanager) and J. H. Robbie. Vickers (Aviation) Ltd. Vickers Ltd state that as already announced,financial responsibility for types of aircraft and missiles already in production will remain with the appropriate principal company. Asregards Vickers Ltd, this responsibility will be operated through Vickers (Aviation) Ltd, which has been dormant since 1938 when theaircraft interests of Vickers were transferred to Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd. The board of Vickers (Aviation) Ltd will be: R. P. H. Yapp(chairman); N. H. Jackson; J. H. Robbie; and Sir Leslie Rowan. The secretary of both Vickers-Armstrongs (South Marston) Ltd andVickers (Aviation) Ltd is H. E. Scrope and the registered offices are at Vickers House, Broadway, Westminster, London SW1. British Aircraft Corporation Marshal of the RAF Viscount Portal of Hungerford (chairman);Maj-Gen Sir Charles A. L. Dunphie and the Hon George Nelson (deputy chairmen); Sir Reginald Verdon Smith; Rt Hon ViscountCaldecote (executive director, guided weapons); Sir George R. Edwards (executive director, aircraft); W. Masterton (financial director); G. A.Riddell; and R. P. H. Yapp. The company secretary will be J. O. Charlton.Sir George Edwards and Lord Caldecote will be responsible to the BAC board for the direction of aircraft and guided weapon policyrespectively and for the allocation of capacity and priorities. Lord Cafdecote, Sir George and Mr Masterton retain their existing director-ships in the English Electric Co Ltd, Vickers Ltd and the Bristol Aeroplane Co Ltd respectively. F. W. Page A T Slator WgCdrR. P. Beamont W. Masterton G. A. Riddell R. P. H. Yapp H. H. Gardner G. F. H. Hemsley B. E. Stephenson
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