April 3, 2015 (Peterborough, NH): New Hampshire Ball Bearings, Inc. (NHBB) is pleased to announce the promotion of Jim Geary to executive vice president, effective April 1, 2015. Reporting directly to Dan Lemieux, the newly appointed president of NHBB, Mr. Geary maintains his current responsibilities as head of sales plus he assumes leadership of the marketing team and NHBB’s ball and roller bearing manufacturing operations.
These operations include the HiTech Division in Peterborough, New Hampshire and the Precision Division in Chatsworth, California. HiTech manufactures large ball and roller bearings primarily for customers that manufacture aircraft engines, gearboxes, and APUs. The Precision Division manufactures precision miniature and instrument ball bearings for customers in the aerospace, medical, dental, and high tech industries.
Mr. Geary has been vice president of sales since June of 2011. Under his leadership, the company continues to experience growth in sales and market share through solid execution of the sales plan and fundamental changes to the sales organization.
A dedicated and influential employee of NHBB since 1984, for seventeen years Mr. Geary was the sales manager of the HiTech Division, where he helped guide the development of the high value aircraft engine bearings business, which has become a significant portion of NHBB’s expanded aerospace presence and a major contributor to the company’s success.
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