The board of Cooperative Bulk Handling Group (CBH) has elected former deputy chairman Tony Critch (pictured) to the position of chairman, replacing Robert Sewell. Mr Critch has been a director of CBH since 1990 and was deputy chairman between 1999 and 2005. He became a director of Bulkwest in 2002. In 2002 Mr Sewell became a director of CBH, when the company merged with the Grain Pool of WA. He was considered instrumental in the successful merger of the grain coop-eratives. In April 2004, he was elected chairman, following the retirement of former chairman Allan Watson at that time.