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Butler National Corp Appoints Jeff Yowell to Executive Chairman

New Century-based Butler National Corporation announced its has appointed its board member Jeff Yowell to the new role of executive chairman. Photo credit: Shutterstock (Song_about_summer).

Posted January 15, 2025

Aerospace solutions company Butler National Corporation announced it has appointed Jeff Yowell to the position of executive chairman.

Butler National announced Yowell will take the newly created position of executive chairman, according to a release. Yowell will work closely with Butler president and CEO Chris Reedy to help guide the company’s growth.

Butler National Corporation names Jeff Yowell to executive chairman. Photo credit: Butler National Corporation.

“While there have been significant changes to the Company, and particularly the Board, over the past year, the positive evolution opportunities in front of us are exciting,” Yowell said in the release. “I believe that my role of Executive Chairman will complement Chris Reedy and provide a resource that allows him to focus more effectively on driving growth.”

As part of the announcement, Joseph Daly, who joined Butler National as a board member in February 2024, has been appointed to lead independent director. Yowell also first joined the company as a board member alongside Daly.

“Yowell has spent significant time supporting CEO Chris Reedy in moving Butler National forward in several key areas, and the Board has established the new Executive Chairman role to support the CEO with the continued evolution of Board and strategic planning,” Daly said in the release. “The Board move is completely complementary and reinforces our commitment to good governance.”

A prominent name in the Kansas entrepreneurial scene, Yowell was the founder and CEO of DataCore Marketing, LLC. He currently operates JDY Inc., a C-Suite consulting business and is the owner of Getter Farms, LLC. Yowell also serves on the board of trustees for Buffalo Funds.

Yowell holds a master’s degree from the University of Missouri Kansas City and a bachelor of science from Trinity University.

Headquartered in New Century, Kansas, Butler National provides the manufacture, sale and service of electronic equipment for aircraft structures and electrical systems to support commercial aviation operations. The company also operates a gaming unit, Boot Hill Casino and Resort, located in Dodge City.