Sam Haines, president of the Gear Motions companies (Oliver Gear in Buffalo and Nixon Gear in Syracuse) announces the appointment of Barbara Stone to executive vice president of Gear Motions Inc. According to a company press release, Stone will begin work at Gear Motions in early April. Stone’s experience includes serving as director of operations and finance at Higbee Inc. and manager of production control at New Venture Gear (NVG) in Syracuse. She was promoted to the corporate offices of NVG in Troy, MI, where she became manager of production control and planning. While at corporate, she was a member of the Executive Team and was selected to join the Volkswagen Focused Factory Launch Team in Roitzch, Germany. She eventually returned to NVG where she spent four years as manufacturing area Manager. Sam Haines says, "Gear Motions is excited to have Ms. Stone become a member of our team. Her remarkable manufacturing and planning experience combined with an extensive financial background will add an entirely new global perspective to our growing company."