Miles Thomas
Sir Miles (William) Thomas (1897-1980), Chairman, British Overseas Airways Corporation.
Born North Wales, 2nd March, 1897.
Educated at Bromsgrove School.
Engineering premium pupil at Belliss and Morcom.
Served 1914-18 in Armoured Car Squadron and R.F.C.
After demobilisation wrote on technical subjects.
Became connected with Motor Industry in 1924 as Adviser on Sales Promotion to Lord Nuffield (then Mr. W. R. Morris).
1926 Founded Morris Oxford Press
1927 Director and General Sales Manager, Morris Motors.
1934, Director and General Manager, Morris Commercial Cars
1935 Similar position with Wolseley; 1937, Managing Director.
1941, Chairman, Cruiser Tank Production Group and member of Advisory Panel on Tank Production. 1947, Govt. of Southern Rhodesia Development Co-ordinating Commission.
1947-48, President, S.M.M.T.
1949 Chairman, British Overseas Airways Corporation