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.