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ON THE MOVE STEWART ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP PROMOTIONS Stewart , an interdisciplinary design, engineering and planning firm, announced it has promoted Lee Anne Nance to chief operating officer, executive vice president and welcomed Rebecca Ackerson to the executive leadership team as chief financial officer, vice president. As members of Stewart’s executive team, Nance and Ackerson play key roles in the development and execution of the company’s strategic plans and programs. “In addition to being experts in their respective fields, Lee Anne and Rebecca are excellent stewards of our company culture and values, leading by example through every aspect of the business they touch. We are honored to have them serving at this greater capacity and look forward to the perspectives they bring to their new roles,” said Willy Stewart, CEO and founder of Stewart. “As our executive leadership team continues to grow, the presence of varied backgrounds and expertise will help us continue to grow both our company culture and our business.” As COO, Nance’s primary responsibilities will be to develop business strategies to increase the growth and success of the company’s practice areas as well as oversee the implementation of each practice area’s strategic goals. She will also continue to play a pivotal role in promoting Stewart’s culture, mission, and values, sustaining initiatives started in her most recent role as chief strategic officer.
As CFO, Ackerson will be responsible for planning, implementing, managing, and controlling Stewart’s financial-related activities. In addition to overseeing accounting and payroll functions, Ackerson will establish financial operational strategies and long-term financial planning needs of the company. Most recently, Ackerson served as controller at Stewart where she oversaw compliance with all regulatory and internal controls. Nance holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in economics from North Carolina State University. Ackerson holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in accounting from Meredith College and North Carolina State University, respectively. Stewart is located throughout the Carolinas, with offices in Raleigh, Durham, Wilmington, and Charlotte, North Carolina, and Columbia, South Carolina. With a unique interdisciplinary collaborative approach that results in stronger and more creative design solutions, Stewart serves domestic and international clientele, offering a full range of services to meet the needs of its clients, including civil engineering, geomatics, geotechnical and construction services, landscape architecture, municipal planning and mobility, sports and events, structural engineering, transportation. Stewart is a certified Historically Underutilized Business with the State of North Carolina.
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motivated to work at mission-driven firms, or likely to want to instill a higher purpose in their organization. The report states that being driven to succeed in an organization doesn’t always manifest itself in the same way for women as it does for men. The women CEOs studied for this report scored higher in humility than the rest of the population and interviews suggested that they were less likely to self-promote, and less likely to be motivated by traditional career advancement. Women in the AEC industry who have the propensity to become future leaders may not be motivated by technical or administrative jobs that require repetitive tasks – they also may be less likely to patiently “climb the ladder” or do the necessary politicking to succeed in certain organizations. The female CEOs in this report were clear about the area where they felt they could’ve been better prepared: experience with boards and with other external stakeholders. Especially for women who have a background in technical work such as architecture or engineering, these traditional business skills such as operations and financial knowledge are areas where they may need extra experience, mentorship, or education. There were many valuable takeaways in this report and I’d encourage anyone interested in promoting diversity and inclusion at their organization to take a look at it. View the full report by visiting bit.ly/2u0TulJ. CHRISTINA ZWEIG NIEHUES is Zweig Group’s director of marketing and media. Contact her at czweig@zweiggroup.com.
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