Senior Management
General Managers - Birmingham Municipal Bank 1919 to 1976:

September 1st 1919 to March 24th 1946 - J P Hilton, CBE, FCRA
March 25th 1946 to February 14th 1957 -
H Carver, OBE, FIB, FACCA
February 15th 1957 to July 31st 1964 -
H J Sutherland, AIB
August 1st 1964 to November 14th 1964 -
J W Raftery, AIB (died in office)
December 1964 to September 1970 -
S A Guy, MBE, FIB
September 1970 to March 31st 1974 -
B P Hayward, FIB
April 1st 1974 to March 31st 1976 -
J W Hoccom, MBE, IPFA, FIB
(became General Manager of the Birmingham Municipal TSB)



Birmingham Municipal Trustee Savings Bank - 1976 to 1979:
Senior Management




Other Senior Offices (BMB & BMBTSB):

J E Ager, FSBI - Inspector 1972 to 1974; Chief Superintendent/Personnel Officer 1974 to 1976
(became Assistant General Manager/Deputy General Manager of the Birmingham Municipal TSB
N Alsop, ASBI - Inspector 1975 to 1976; Assistant Branch Superintendent 1976 to 1977; Personnel Manager 1977 to (?)
P H Baulcombe, ASBI - Assistant Superintendent of Branches 1977 to (?)
S E Bennett, AISA - Inspector 1928 to 1954
E G Bignell, ASBI - Manager, House Purchase Department 1968 to (?)
G L Boden, AIB - Superintendent of Branches 1972 to (?)
W Buxton, ACIS - Secretary 1928 to (?)
H Carver, AIB - Principal Assistant 1926; Controller of Branches 1927 to 1928
Controller 1929 to 1945(?);
General Manager 1946 to 1957
J E Chapman, AISA - Inspector 1928 to 1945
E Cheatle, AISA - Inspector 1928 to (?)
A Clemons, ASBI - Inspector 1972 to 1974; Development & Marketing Officer 1974 to (?)
H G Corles, AIB - Inspector 1970 to (?)
J A Cox, ASBI - Inspector 1975 to 1976; Personnel Manager 1976 to 1977; Area Manager 1977 to (?)
F Ellison, FCRA - Assistant General Manager 1920 to 1945(?);
Deputy General Manager 1946
B R Endall, FSBI - Inspector 1970 to (?); Deputy General Manager 1974 to 1976
(became Deputy General Manager of the Birmingham Municipal TSB)
R J Fryman, AIB - Inspector 1976 to (?)
N C Goddard, AIB - Inspector 1972 to 1973; Head Office Superintendent 1973 to (?)
W G T Gray, AIB - Inspector 1971 to (?)
S Gregory, ASBI - Manager, Head Office 1972 to 1973; Inspector 1973 to (?)
A T Guest - Inspector 1945 to (?)
S A Guy, FIB - Superintendent-House Purchase Dept 1950 to 1964; Deputy General Manager 1964;
Acting General Manager 1964;
General Manager 1964 to 1970
H T K Haslam, ASBI - Manager, Current Accounts 1972 to 1977; Assistant Manager - Mortgages 1977 to (?)
B P Hayward, AIB - Assistant General Manager 1964 to 1965; Deputy General Manager 1965;
General Manager 1970 to 1974
J W Hoccom, MBE, IPFA, AIB - Assistant General Manager 1971; Deputy General Manager 1971 to 1974;
General Manager 1974 to 1976 (became General Manager of the Birmingham Municipal TSB)
A Hodgkins - Accountant 1919(?) to 1928(?)
J J Hollist, TD, B.Com, LL.B, FCCA, IPFA, AIB - Chief Accountant 1970 to 1978
(became Chief Accountant of the Birmingham Municipal TSB)
F Hood, AIB - Inspector 1969 to 1974; Chief Inspector 1974 to (?)
A W Hopkins, ASBI - House Purchase Superintendent 1965 to 1971; Assistant General Manager 1971 to 1974
E A Howlett, FACCA - Accountant 1958 to 1970
J King, ASBI - First Assistant - House Purchase Department 1966 to (?);
Assistant Credit Services & Mortgage Manager 1976 to 1977; Credit Services & Mortgage Manager 1977 to (?)
A F Lambeth, AISA - Chief Clerk 1928; Inspector 1929 to (?)
C H Massey, AIB - Superintendent - House Purchase Dept August 1st 1964 to 1965;
Assistant General Manager 1965 to November 30th 1969
D J Parkes, FCCA, ASBI - Accountant 1975 to 1978; Chief Accountant 1978 to 1979
(
became Chief Accountant of the Birmingham Municipal TSB)
F W Parsonage, AIB - Principal Assistant 1926; Controller of Branches 1927 to 1928;
Controller 1929 to 1945(?); Controller of Branches 1946; Assistant General Manager 1947 to 1956;
Deputy General Manager 1957 to 1960
H W Powell, ASBI - Inspector 1974 to 1975; Group Manager 1975 to (?)
J W Raftery, AIB - Deputy General Manager 1961 to 1964;
General Manager 1964
N Slater, ASBI - Inspector 1976 to (?)
L E Smallwood - Inspector 1954 to (?)
D G Smith, ASBI - Computer Officer 1972 to 1976; Operations & Systems Manager 1976 to (?)
J A Smith, AIB - Inspector 1964 to (?)
J W Smith, ASBI - Inspector 1969 to (?)
H J Sutherland, AIB - Assistant General Manager 1951 to 1956;
General Manager 1957 to 1964
A S Taylor
, FISA - Controller, House Purchase Department 1927 to 1928;
Controller 1929 to 1945(?); Assistant General Manager 1946 to 1950
F M Thompson, AIB - Superintendent, Head Office 1972 to (?)
J W Walker, ASBI - Computer Officer 1972 to 1976; Inspector 1976 to (?)
H E Whitehead - Inspector 1968 to 1971; Superintendent, Mortgage Department 1971 to 1976;
Credit Services & Mortgage Manager 1976 to (?)
K N Whittaker, ASBI - Inspector 1974 to 1976; Area Manager 1976 to (?)
T A E Wilner, AIB - Inspector 1964 to (?); Head Office Superintendent
S C Wilson, AIB - Inspector 1975 to (?)
D W S Woodcock, AIB - Chief Clerk 1928; Inspector 1929 to (?)
N A Worwood, FSBI - Inspector 1974; Superintendent of Branches July 1st 1974 to March 31st 1976
(became Branch Superintendent of the Birmingham Municipal TSB)
H G Wright, FISA - Controller of Branches 1927 to 1928; Controller 1929 to (?)
N G Yardley, ALAA - Accountant 1928 to 1958





NOTE: Sources - Annual Reports; Savings Banks Institute Journals; CONTACT magazines.
J P Hilton