---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-22-020492"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PKE"
cik: "0000076267"
company_name: "PARK AEROSPACE CORP"
filed_at: "2022-08-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T00:09:21.147185+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Park Aerospace promotes Cory Nickel to Senior Vice President and General Manager

## Summary
- Cory Nickel elected Senior Vice President and General Manager, effective August 15, 2022.
- He previously served as Vice President and General Manager since October 2020; joined Park in 2011 as entry-level operator.
- Nickel will continue to report to President and COO Mark Esquivel.
- Chairman Brian Shore highlighted Nickel's career progression from treater operator to senior role.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-22-020492
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PKE
- cik: 0000076267
- company_name: PARK AEROSPACE CORP
- filed_at: 2022-08-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/76267/000143774922020492/0001437749-22-020492-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/76267/000143774922020492/pke20220815_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-22-020492
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-22-020492.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-22-020492.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Cory Nickel was elected as Senior Vice President and General Manager at PARK AEROSPACE CORP.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Senior Vice President and General Manager
  source text: On August 15, 2022, the Company announced the election of Cory Nickel as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/76267/000143774922020492/0001437749-22-020492-index.htm

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