The Exhibitor (1965)

Royal Crown Names Uzzell President J RICHMOND, VA. — William E. Uzzell, vice president — marketing of Royal Crown Cola Company, was elected president and chief executive officer. He succeeds Wilbur H. Glenn, president since 1955, who marks his 33rd year with the company this year. Glenn was elected chairman of the finance committee and appointed by the board to serve on the executive committee. In accepting his new position as presi¬ dent of the soft drink firm, Uzzell said, “Mr. Glenn’s record is one of outstanding prog¬ ress in growth for the company and offers us both a priceless heritage and challenge for the future.” Uzzell comes to his new assign¬ ment with a broad background of soft drink marketing experience. He becomes the fifth president in the history of the 61 -year com¬ pany. Born in Louisburg, N. C., and a graduate of the University of Noi'th Carolina, Uzzell joined Royal Crown Cola Company in early 1938 as a special sales representative. He was a divisional manager in Tennessee during the years 1939-1942. During World War II, he served as a lieutenant in the U. S. Navy, seeing action principally in the Pacific. New Ditchburn Distribs CHICAGO — Ditchburn Vending Machines, Inc., subsidiary of the Ditchburn Organization of England, announced further additions to their growing team of U. S. distributors. The following have been appointed Ditch¬ burn distributors (all of them also distribute Wurlitzer phonographs) Harry Jacobs, United, Inc., 1907 North Third Street, Milwaukee, Wis. (State of Wis.); Sam Weisman and David Koenigsberg, State Sales & Service Corp., 1825 Guilford Avenue, Baltimore, Md. (Md., Va., Wash. D. C., Dela.); and Harold Kauf¬ man, Playmor Amusement Company, 2714 Beverly Road, Brooklyn, New York (Greater N. Y. ). Richard L. Cole, executive vice-president of Ditchburn, advises that he is negotiating with other Wurlitzer distributors and that announcements will be made shortly. Ditchburn manufactures a line of compact and economically priced vending machines for cold drinks, hot drinks, snacks and all purpose merchandisers. Bennett To Amer. Mat. The appointment of H. Paul Bennett to the post of regional sales manager for the New England States and greater New York City and Long Island has been announced by American Mat Corporation of Wapakoneta, Ohio. Bennett will handle the complete line of vinyl, rubber, composition, steel and wood commercial, in¬ dustrial and institutional floor matting manufac¬ tured by American Mat, and will headquarter in Boston. Previously associated with that company for many years as director of national ac¬ counts, Bennett replaces Howard Northridge who retired from the position. Upon release from the Navy, Uzzell was transferred to company headquarters in 1946. In 1950 he became a division sales manager UZZELL ANSLEY and by 1956 had risen to general sales man¬ ager. In 1957 he was named vice-president and general sales manager, and in 1961 be¬ came vice-president and director of market¬ ing. Uzzell is a member of the board of directoi’s, executive committee, and a mem¬ ber of the advisory board of the First Na¬ tional Bank of Columbus, Ga. Name Marketing Director In a simultaneous action, the board elected Bradford D. Ansley, vice-president and gen¬ eral sales manager, to succeed Uzzell as vicepresident and director of marketing. Ansley joined the company as vice-presi¬ dent and general sales manager in 1961 after serving as a consultant in marketing, sales training and public relations. He is a graduate of Emory University and early in his career was associated with metropolitan newspapers in Atlanta, Ga., and Miami, Fla., the Associat¬ ed Press and the Columbia Broadcasting System. He served as a lieutenant-commander in the Navy in World War II and the Korean War. Chairman Lauds Glenn's Record In commenting on the actions, Edward L. Norton, chairman of the board, said, “These moves are steps in a planned program which anticipates the continuation of our growth of the past ten years during which Wilbur Glenn has contributed so much to the com¬ pany.” He said he expects the company will continue to innovate and pioneer in the soft drink industry, which reached sales of $2^2 billion in 1964. In other actions, the Royal Crown board re-elected all other company officers to new one-year terms in their present positions, and appointed board committees. The newly named executive committee includes Col. John H. Glenn, Jr., who was elected to the board of directors in Oct., 1964. The board of directors also scheduled its annual meeting in Richmond, to coincide with the dedication of a completely new bottling plant facility there. IF YOU PLAN TO BE IN BUSINESS FIVE YEARS FROM NOW ...YOU SHOULD BUY ONLY BALLANTYNE DUB’L CONES Dub’l Cones just can’t be made cheap . . . only well and long lived . . . 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