Alan Batey, also VP-sales and service in the US, was installed last summer as interim global CMO.

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Alan Hunt, 65, of The Avenue, Poole and Arthur "Trevor" Ford-Batey, 61, of Miles McInnes Court, Carlisle.

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"The Volt isn't just about how many cars we sell, " said Alan Batey, vice president of Chevrolet Sales.

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Friends of Arundells said Peter Batey's plan could turn "deficit to surplus in a relatively short period of time".

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"I think that trend is going to continue, " says Mark Batey, chief executive of trade body the Film Distributors' Association.

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In all, Batey worked for Border for nearly 30 years and his passion for his home county was such that he earned the nickname "Mr Border".

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Now, Mr Batey, a China-based business consultant, has stepped in with an offer to cover the "operating deficit of Arundells" while a "serious business plan is prepared and a major fund-raising campaign launched".

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Mr Batey, who worked as the parliamentary private secretary to Sir Edward Heath in the 1980s, remained in close contact with him after working and travelling with him on international visits, according to the Friends of Arundells.

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He is to report to Batey.

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