Balfour Beatty announced the hiring of Kellie Ajjanas the company's new senior vice president of human resources for its Buildings, Civils and Investments operations in the U.S. In her new executive role, Kellie oversees the development and execution of the company's people strategy and practice, including compensation and benefits, recruiting, training, talent development and diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. She will also work in close coordination with senior leadership, including human resources and operations functions across Balfour Beatty's global business, with an emphasis on aligning policies and initiatives such as compliance, ethics and employee engagement within the company's three business lines. In addition, Kellie will retain direct responsibility for the HR-related action plans and deliverables outlined in Balfour Beatty Communities' compliance monitorship to ensure this important work continues to move forward without interruption.

Prior to her new role, Kellie served as senior vice president of Balfour Beatty's Investments business for nearly 10 years where she was responsible for human capital strategy, including employee and labor relations, organizational development, talent and performance management, staffing and success planning. She was also overseeing the Benefits team for all three U.S. businesses. Kellie will continue to oversee these operations in addition to her new responsibilities in this newly appointed role.

Kellie worked for Sunoco Inc. and AMETEK serving in various human resource management roles before joining Balfour Beatty. She holds a bachelor?s degree from Villanova University, where she was a scholar athlete, and has obtained a master?s in business administration from Pennsylvania State University. Kellie is also a board member of Quest Therapeutic Services in West Chester, Pennsylvania.