May 5 , 2005

EXTRA AIRCRAFT HIRES JENNIFER HAMILTON AS MARKETING DIRECTOR

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Former broadcast journalist and public relations executive Jennifer Hamilton has been named marketing director for Extra Aircraft. Hamilton will be responsible for all marketing efforts, including media relations, advertising campaigns, marketing materials development and air show coordination.

Previously, Hamilton served as a senior account executive for McNeely Pigott & Fox Public Relations in Nashville, Tenn. During her five years at MP&F, she developed marketing communication videos for the U.S. Navy, coordinated seminars and media efforts for Baptist Hospital, organized conferences for Produce Alliance and produced videos for Job Corps.

“Jennifer is an accomplished professional and a welcome addition to the Extra Aircraft team,” said Ken Keith, CEO of Extra Aircraft. “As we continue to expand, Jennifer’s expertise in marketing will be invaluable to our efforts.”

Hamilton has an extensive background in broadcast journalism with experience at various television stations including WTVF-TV (CBS, Nashville, Tenn.), KBMT-TV (ABC, Beaumont, Texas) and KODE-TV (ABC, Joplin, Mo.). She received a bachelor of arts degree in communications from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1991.

Extra Aircraft is a premier aircraft manufacturing company headquartered in Lancaster, Pa., with a manufacturing plant in Germany. Founded in the 1980s by veteran aerobatic pilot Walter Extra, Extra Aircraft became a U.S.-owned and -operated company in 2003. The Extra product line includes three highly specialized models: the EA-300L, an aerobatic aircraft, and the EA-400 and the EA-500, business and touring aircraft.

Photo of Jennifer Hamilton

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