Management
 
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 7th 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
 
J P Hilton was appointed to the position of Manager of the  Birmingham Corporation Savings Bank (BCSB) on September 18th 1916.
Frank Ellison was appointed as his deputy with the title of Assistant Manager.
These two officers retained their positions and titles when the Birmingham Municipal Bank superseded the BCSB.
On  October 16th 1922, the Bank's Committee resolved:
      that the Assistant Manager be given the title of "Assistant General Manager" and the Manager that of "General Manager".
(In general, the post-October 1922 titles are used throughout this website.)
J E Ager, FSBI
 Inspector 1972 to 1974
 Chief Superintendent/Personnel Officer 1974 to 1976
 Assistant General Manager 1976 to 1977
 Deputy General Manager 1977 to 1978
 see 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
 Inspector 1966 to (?)
 Superintendent of Branches 1972 to (?)
 
 W Buxton, ACIS  Secretary 1928 to (?)  
 H Carver, OBE, FIB, FACCA
 Superintendent, House Purchase Department 1923
 Accountant 1924
 Superintendent of Branches 1925
 Principal Assistant 1926
 Controller of Branches 1927 to 1928
 Controller 1929 to 1946
 Personal Assistant to General Manager 1946
 General Manager 1946 to 1957
 
 J E Chapman, AISA  Inspector 1928 to 1949  
 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 1919 to 1946
 Deputy General Manager 1946
 see Birmingham Corp Sav  Bank
 B R Endall, FSBI
 Inspector 1970 to (?)
 Deputy General Manager 1974 to 1977
 see 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 1949 to (?)  
 S A Guy, MBE, FIB
 First Assistant - House Purchase Department 1947
 Superintendent - House Purchase Department 1950
 Deputy General Manager 1964
 Acting General Manager 1964
 General Manager 1964 to 1970
 
 H T K Haslam, ASBI
 Manager, Current Accounts Department 1972 to 1977
 Assistant Manager - Mortgages 1977 to (?)
 
 B P Hayward, FIB
 Assistant General Manager 1964 to 1965
 Deputy General Manager 1965
 General Manager 1970 to 1974
 
 J P Hilton, CBE, FRCA
 General Manager 1919 to 1946
 see Birmingham Corp Sav  Bank
 J W Hoccom, MBE, IPFA, FIB
 Assistant General Manager 1971
 Deputy General Manager 1971 to 1974
 General Manager 1974 to 1979
 see 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  see Birmingham Municipal TSB 
 J Holmes, AIB  Inspector 1967 to (?)   
 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  
 S F Jones, AIB
 Inspector
 
 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 (?)
 
 A N Ling, AIB
 Inspector 1947
 Superintendent of Branches
 
 C H Massey, AIB
 Inspector 1956 to 1964 
 Superintendent - House Purchase Department 1964 to 1965
 Assistant General Manager 1965 to 1969
 
 D J Parkes, FCCA, ASBI
 Accountant 1975 to 1978
 Chief Accountant 1978 to 1979
 see  Birmingham Municipal TSB 
 F W Parsonage, AIB
 Manager, Head Office Savings Bank Department 1919
 Principal Assistant 1926
 Controller of Branches 1927 to 1928
 Controller 1929
 Controller, HO Savings Bank Department 1940
 Controller of Branches 1946
 Assistant General Manager 1947
 Deputy General Manager 1957 to 1960
 
 H W Powell, ASBI
 Inspector 1974 to 1975
 Group Manager 1975 to (?)
 
 J W Raftery, AIB
 Head Office Superintendent 1946
 Deputy General Manager 1961
 General Manager 1964
 
 W K Rowbottom  Inspector  
 C Selwyn  Inspector  
 N Slater, ASBI  Inspector 1976 to (?)  
 L E Smallwood
 Inspector
 Superintendent of Branches
 
 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
 Inspector
 Superintendent of Branches 1947
 Assistant General Manager 1951
 General Manager 1957 to 1964
 
 A S Taylor, FISA
 Superintendent of Branches 1923
 Superintendent, House Purchase Department 1924
 Controller, House Purchase Department 1927
 Controller 1929
 Assistant General Manager (House Purchase) 1947 to 1950
 
 F M Thompson, AIB
 Inspector
 Superintendent, Current Accounts Department 1967 to (?) 
 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 (?)
 
 F H Whitehouse, AIB
 Superintendent of Branches
 
 K N Whittaker, ASBI
 Inspector 1974 to 1976
 Area Manager 1976 to (?)
 
 T A E Wilner, AIB
 Inspector 1964 to (?)
 Head Office Superintendent 1966 to (?)
 
 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 1974 to 1976
 Branch Superintendent 1976 to 1979
see Birmingham Municipal TSB 
 H G Wright, FISA
 Controller of Branches 1927 to 1928
 Controller 1929 to (?)
 
 N G Yardley, ALAA  Accountant 1925 to 1958  
Senior Management - Birmingham Municipal Trustee Savings Bank (1976 to 1979):
 
see SEPARATE PAGE
 
 
Senior Officers (Birmingham Municipal Bank & Birmingham Municipal Trustee Savings Bank) - 1919 to 1979:
 
NOTE: Sources of data: Annual Reports; Savings Banks Institute Journals; CONTACT magazines; Committee reports
 
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