Kim Ashmun will be responsible for the commercial, operational, financial and technical performance of StandardAero’s Components and Accessories business units and facilities.
StandardAero, a maintenance, repair and overhaul provider has appointed Kim Ashmun to serve at the position of President of the company’s Components & Accessories (C&A) division. In this new role, Kim will be responsible for all aspects of the commercial, operational, financial and technical performance of StandardAero’s Components and Accessories business units and facilities located across the U.S., Canada, Europe and Asia. Kim Ashmun will be based at the company’s MRO facility in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Ashmun has formerly served as the Vice President of Global Supply Chain Operations for Lockheed Martin’s Rotary & Mission Systems Sikorsky line of business. In her role as Vice President, she led a large team, managing a multi-billion dollar portfolio of around 1,800 suppliers. Ashmun has an experience of more than twenty years of leadership in the aerospace industry. In her long and prosperous career in aviation, she has worked at Lockheed Martin in a variety of technical, program and executive leadership positions. She began her career as a manufacturing engineer for Lockheed Martin Aeronautics with roles in engineering and operations supporting the F-35 fighter jet program.
“Kim’s extensive Aerospace Industry experience and knowledge is perfectly matched to her new role as President of C&A,” said Russell Ford, Chairman and CEO, StandardAero. “I am proud to have her join our Executive team and to bring her skills and accomplishments forward in leading this growing strategic division of our company,” he further added.
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Kim Ashmun holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Technology from Texas A&M University, Texas, U.S. and a Master of Science degree in Systems Engineering and MBA from Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, U.S. In addition, Kim has also completed the Lockheed Martin’s Engineering Leadership Development Program and multiple executive courses from Columbia Business School and UC Berkeley Executive Education.
