Park Aerospace Corp. Announces the Election of Constantine (“Gus”) Petropoulos as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company
Rhea-AI Summary
Park Aerospace (NYSE:PKE) announced the election of Constantine (“Gus”) Petropoulos as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective August 13, 2026. He previously served as Senior Vice President and Chief Legal and Capital Markets Officer and, earlier, as Senior Vice President-Administration and General Counsel.
Petropoulos, who will continue reporting to Chairman and CEO Brian E. Shore, has prior experience as a law firm partner and senior legal roles at Park Aerospace, Scientific Games, Coca-Cola HBC and Latham & Watkins. Park develops advanced composite materials and structures for global aerospace applications.
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- Gus Petropoulos elected CFO and Senior Vice President on August 13, 2026
- Deep company experience including prior roles as General Counsel and Chief Legal and Capital Markets Officer
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Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | 24h Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21 | Executive passing | Negative | -4.5% | Company announced sudden passing of Vice President and Corporate Controller Daniel McNamara. |
| Jul 20 | Quarterly earnings | Positive | +7.3% | Quarterly results showed higher sales, earnings, EPS and gross margin year over year. |
| Jul 16 | Earnings scheduling | Neutral | -3.6% | Company scheduled first-quarter results release and conference call for July 20. |
| Jul 10 | Leadership appointment | Positive | -7.5% | Company elected John Jamieson to a new Senior Vice President and General Manager role. |
| Jun 08 | Dividend declaration | Positive | +7.8% | Company declared quarterly cash dividend, continuing its reported 41-year dividend record. |
24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.
PKE's recent record showed mixed reactions: earnings and dividend news aligned positively, while the prior leadership appointment diverged negatively.
Key Terms
automated fiber placement technical
ablative materials technical
radome technical
lightning strike protection materials technical
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WESTBURY, N.Y., Aug. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Park Aerospace Corp. (NYSE-PKE) announced the election of Constantine (“Gus”) Petropoulos as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Prior to this election, Gus served as Senior Vice President and Chief Legal and Capital Markets Officer of the Company since January of 2026, and prior thereto, Gus served as Senior Vice President-Administration and General Counsel of the Company from February of 2025 to January of 2026. Mr. Petropoulos will continue to report to Brian E. Shore, Park’s Chairman and CEO.
Prior to rejoining Park in February of 2025, Gus served as a Partner at Hughes, Hubbard & Reed, a prominent New York law firm, from May 2021 to July 2024. Prior to Hughes Hubbard, Gus served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Park Aerospace from September 2014 to May 2021. Prior to joining Park Aerospace in September 2014, Gus served as Managing Counsel at Scientific Games Corporation from October 2011 to September 2014, as Senior Corporate Counsel at Coca-Cola HBC SA in Greece from September 2007 to October 2011, and as a senior associate attorney at the New York law firm of Latham & Watkins from September 2002 to August 2007. Gus received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Government from Saint Lawrence University and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
Brian Shore said, “Congratulations, Gus, on becoming Park’s new CFO. Park is at a pivotal point in our 72 year history with many wonderful and unusual opportunities presenting themselves to us. I am confident that Gus will play a central role in turning those opportunities into realities for Park.”
Park Aerospace Corp. develops and manufactures solution and hot-melt advanced composite materials used to produce composite structures for the global aerospace markets. Park’s advanced composite materials include film adhesives (Aeroadhere®) and lightning strike protection materials (Electroglide®). Park offers an array of composite materials specifically designed for hand lay-up or automated fiber placement (AFP) manufacturing applications. Park’s advanced composite materials are used to produce primary and secondary structures for jet engines, large and regional transport aircraft, military aircraft, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs commonly referred to as “drones”), business jets, general aviation aircraft and rotary wing aircraft. Park also offers specialty ablative materials for rocket motors and nozzles and specially designed materials for radome applications. As a complement to Park’s advanced composite materials offering, Park designs and fabricates composite parts, structures and assemblies and low volume tooling for the aerospace industry. Target markets for Park’s composite parts and structures (which include Park’s proprietary composite SigmaStrut™ and AlphaStrut™ product lines) are, among others, prototype and development aircraft, special mission aircraft, spares for legacy military and civilian aircraft and exotic spacecraft. Park’s objective is to do what others are either unwilling or unable to do. When nobody else wants to do it because it is too difficult, too small or too annoying, sign us up.
Additional corporate information is available on the Company’s website at www.parkaerospace.com.
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