ECC: Directors
Note: This is a sub-section of ECC
ENGLISH CHINA CLAYS LTD
1919 April Original board: R. Martin (chairman), Walter Sessions, T. Medland Stocker, H. Stocker, R. Large, M. F. Hitchins, Lt-Col Evans, H. S. Andrew Dec. Hon M. B. Parker appointed an additional director
1925 April Lt-Col Evans died
1927 April Hart Nicholls appointed director
1928 Oct H. S. Andrew died; M. F. Hitchins appointed secretary; Nov John Keay appointed secretary
1929 Jan John Keay appointed director
1931 March A. G. Parker appointed director; Sept T. Medland Stocker died; Dec A. C. Rouse and J. S. Hardman appointed directors
1937 March John Keay appointed joint managing director; April Henry Stocker retired from board; Rear-Admiral Percy Stocker elected director
1938 Jan Henry Stocker died
1940 Jan A. G. Parker resigned
1943 April A. C. Rouse died
1944 June John Keay resigned as secretary. S. Rowley appointed
1946 June M. F. Hitchins resigned as director
1947 Jan W. O. Meade King and C. Selleck appointed directors; Nov M. F. Hitchins died
1948 May W. Sessions died June G. T. Hillyar appointed director; Aug R. Martin resigned as chairman and from the board. John Keay elected chairman
1951 Jan R. Large retired, having reached age-limit. R. W. Hobbs elected; June A. E. Grieve and L. W. Berry appointed directors; Nov J. S. Hardman resigned on health grounds
1954 July Lord Aberconway appointed director
1956 July Lord Aberconway appointed deputy chairman
1957 March C. Selleck left the board and group
1958 March Lord Morley resigned from the board; Nov S. Rowley retired. R. L. Gale appointed secretary
1959 March Hart Nicholls retired, having reached age-limit; April W. R. Northcott appointed director; May F. H. Simon appointed director
1960 Sept Sir Toby Low appointed director
1962 June A. N. G. Dalton appointed director
1963 July W. R. Norman, S. E. Bolitho and Sir John Carew Pole appointed directors; Sept Articles altered to permit appointment of president of the company and Sir John Keay appointed; Sir John Keay retired from his executive posts. Lord Aberconway became chairman
1964 March A. E. Grieve died Aug Sir John Keay died
1965 July J. E. Carleton and Dr N. O. Clark appointed directors
1968 Nov W. R. Norman and A. N. G. Dalton appointed Deputy Chairmen. F. Hitchins and J. L. Williams appointed directors
The Board in 1968 W. R. Norman (Deputy Chairmen); A. N. G. Dalton (Deputy Chairmen); W. O. Meade-King; S. E. Bolitho; G. T. Hillyar; Sir John Carew Pole; R. W. C. Hobbs; J. E. Carleton; L. W. Berry; Dr N. O. Clark; W. R. Northcott; F. Hitchins; F. H. Simon (USA); J. L. Williams; Lord Aldington; R. L. Gale (secretary).
ENGLISH CLAYS LOVERING POCHIN AND COMPANY LTD
1932 Oct Original board: Hon Henry D. McLaren (chairman), R. Martin, John Keay, J. Lawson, Hart Nicholls, H. Stanley Pochin, A. C. Rouse, Lt-Col R. G. Ritson. Reginald Martin appointed managing director, John Keay assistant managing director
1933 Dec Hon M. B. Parker appointed director
1935 April H. S. Pochin died. Hon. C. M. McLaren (the present chairman) appointed director; Oct A. Davies appointed director
1937 Feb R. Martin retired from managing directorship. John Keay and Alfred Davies appointed joint managing directors
1943 Feb J. Lawson retired. A. E. Grieve appointed director; April A. Davies and A. C. Rouse died; May Robert Large appointed director
1945 Feb W. 0. Meade King appointed director; April C. Selleck appointed director
1948 Feb H. S. Haslam appointed engineering director; Sept R. Martin resigned. Rear-Admiral P. Stocker appointed director
1949 March H. S. Haslam resigned
1950 Sept Lt-Col R. G. Ritson resigned
1951 Jan R. Large retired on reaching age-limit March L. F. Daniels appointed administrative director
1953 May Lord Aberconway died; July Sir John Keay appointed chairman
1957 March G. T. Hillyar, S. Rowley, F. H. Grime, H. A. Jane and Dr N. O. Clark elected directors. C. Selleck resigned
1958 March Lord Morley resigned
1959 March S. Rowley retired as director and secretary. T. Dutton and A. N. G. Dalton appointed directors. R. L. Gale appointed secretary
1960 March Sir John Keay retired as managing director. A. N. G. Dalton appointed general manager, to take over executive duties relinquished by Sir John
1961 May A. N. G. Dalton appointed managing director
1963 Feb F. H. Grime retired as director; Sept Sir John Keay resigned as chairman. Lord Aberconway appointed chairman; Dec R. L. Gale appointed administrative director.
1964 March A. E. Grieve died; Aug Sir John Keay died
1965 July T. J. Skelton appointed works director, R. O. Meade-King production services director, and B. M. Grime engineering director
1966 March T. G. Pleasants appointed marketing director Sept T. Dutton retired
The Board in 1968 Lord Aberconway (chairman); A. N. G. Dalton (managing director); W. O. Meade-King; T. J. Skelton; G. T. Hillyar; R. O. Meade-King; Dr N. O. Clark; B. M. Grime; R. L. Gale; T. G. Pleasants; R. L. Gale (secretary).
See Also
Sources of Information
- The History of English China Clays by Kenneth Hudson. Published 1969. ISBN 7153 4655 5