In 1955, Stone gave up his Directorship at the department as he was appointed as the P.D. Leake Chair of Finance and Accounting at Cambridge (emeritus from 1980).
Tahun 1955 Stone melepaskan jabatan direkturnya di departemen setelah ia ditunjuk sebagai Dekan Keuangan dan Akuntansi di Cambridge (emeritus dari tahun 1980).