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King Aerospace, an international provider in modification and maintenance support for VVIP, government, military and special-missions aircraft, announces that industry veteran Pete Schneider recently joined the company as its new vice president of program management and special projects.

Jeffery Potter joins King Aerospace as director of interiors. He will be based at the company’s facility in Ardmore, OK. Potter brings extensive experience in green completions and interiors. Over the course of his more than 30-year career, he served in director-level positions for AERIA Luxury Interiors, Gore Design Completions and Associated Air Center.

King Aerospace welcomes Ron Soret back to its team. Soret has been a longtime friend of the company. He served as president of King Aerospace Commercial Corporation prior to joining AERIA Luxury Interiors in 2011 as vice president and general manager of completions.

King Aerospace has outgrown its four hangars’ 200,000 square feet of space at the 2,900-acre Ardmore Industrial Airpark, northeast of Ardmore, OK, and is finalizing plans to build a new hangar that will add 90,000 square feet, a 45 percent increase. The additional footage will accommodate multiple large aircraft and shop facilities that will support large aircraft interior projects. Construction could take a year to 15 months.

One of the most critical positions in any company is its head of human resources. At King Aerospace, that is especially true. With the naming of Analia Vaca to the role of people department leader – King Aerospace taps into her 15 years of industry experience and a deep-rooted passion for teambuilding.

“Whether our team members are working on a VVIP aircraft or serving in a hostile location on the other side of the world, they must have excellent skills plus a complete dedication to the mission,” says Jarid King, president, King Aerospace. “Analia understands the vital nature of her role.”