McElhanney Ltd. has appointed Joanne Lee as the vice president of technology.

In this role, Lee will be responsible for driving forward McElhanney’s technology strategy and leading the development of cutting-edge solutions to meet the evolving needs of clients and partners in the municipal, communities, energy, renewables, and transportation sectors.

Lee brings 20 plus years of experience across the British Columbia and Ontario health sectors as a senior director of strategy, business planning, information management, and technology. She has led large-scale, complex technology transformation programs that continuously improve internal systems and external client and partner experience.

“I am very excited to welcome Joanne to McElhanney,” said Jason Low, chief financial officer with McElhanney. “She brings significant experience in technology implementation, program management, and people leadership that is critical to our firm’s path to becoming a technology leader in the Canadian infrastructure industry.”

Lee’s appointment complements a round of recent updates to McElhanney’s senior leadership that support replacements for senior-level retirements and strategic organization to support market sector growth.

“McElhanney has had the fortunate opportunity to continue to grow across Western Canada,” said Allan Russell, chief executive officer and president of McElhanney. “Our recent senior appointments continue to strengthen our position as one of the top consultant engineering firms in Western Canada and top geomatics firms in Canada, providing exceptional, award-winning, inter-disciplinary services that fulfill our purpose: to amaze our clients, care for our communities, and empower our people.”