Park Aerospace Corp. Announces the Election of Constantine (“Gus”) Petropoulos as Senior Vice President and Chief Legal and Capital Markets Officer of the Company
Park Aerospace (NYSE:PKE) announced on January 14, 2026 the election of Constantine “Gus” Petropoulos as Senior Vice President and Chief Legal and Capital Markets Officer.
Sentiment and the balance of points
Rhea-AI Sentiment reads the wording of the document, how positive or negative its language is on a 1 to 5 scale. The balance of points shown with the takes weighs what the document actually discloses, so the two can disagree, for example when a trial that missed its main goal is described in upbeat language.
Rhea-AI Summary
Park Aerospace (NYSE:PKE) announced on January 14, 2026 the election of Constantine “Gus” Petropoulos as Senior Vice President and Chief Legal and Capital Markets Officer.
Mr. Petropoulos previously served as Senior Vice President-Administration and General Counsel since February 2025 and will continue to report to Brian E. Shore, Chairman and CEO. He earlier served as Park’s Senior VP and General Counsel from September 2014 to May 2021, was a partner at Hughes Hubbard from May 2021 to July 2024, and holds a BA in Economics and Government and a JD from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
Park develops advanced composite materials and composite parts for global aerospace markets.
Positive
- Promotes internal continuity: rejoined company in Feb 2025
- Extensive prior Park experience: General Counsel 2014–2021
- Relevant private‑practice experience: partner at Hughes Hubbard May 2021–Jul 2024
Negative
- None.
Details
News Market Reaction – PKE
On Jan 14, the day this news came out, PKE closed 9.58% above the previous close.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus for the Jan 14 session.
Historical Context
-
Q3 FY2026 net sales and earnings rose sharply year over year.
-
Announced timing and access details for Q3 earnings release and call.
-
Declared $0.125 quarterly dividend, extending 40 years of payments.
-
Reported Q2 FY2026 results with improved gross margin and earnings.
-
Set date and logistics for Q2 FY2026 earnings release and call.
24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.
Key Terms
unmanned aerial vehicles (uavs) technical
AI-generated analysis. How Rhea-AI works. Not financial advice.
NEWTON, Kan., Jan. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Park Aerospace Corp. (NYSE-PKE) announced the election of Constantine (“Gus”) Petropoulos as Senior Vice President and Chief Legal and Capital Markets Officer of the Company. Prior to this election, Gus served as Senior Vice President-Administration and General Counsel of the Company since February of 2025. Mr. Petropoulos will continue to report to Brian E. Shore, Park’s Chairman and CEO.
Prior to joining Park as its Senior Vice President-Administration and General Counsel 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 being elected as Senior Vice President and Chief Legal and Capital Markets Officer of Park. Suffice it to say that the timing of Gus’s election to this new position could not be better.”
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.
| Contact: Donna D’Amico-Annitto | 486 North Oliver Road, Bldg. Z |
| Newton, Kansas 67114 | |
| (316) 283-6500 |
FAQ
AI-generated questions and answers. How Rhea-AI works. Not financial advice.