EllisDon’s Jody Becker, the company’s Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Vice President, Infrastructure Services & Technology, has been named among the Women's Executive Network (WXN) Canada's top 100 most powerful women, KPMG C-Suite Executives.

The annual WXN awards recognize the leadership and accomplishments of 100 women in Canada. The KPMG C-Suite Executives Award recognizes women who play a significant strategic role within their organization, have a strong record of innovation in their field, demonstrate outstanding performance, lead with a strong vision, commit to diversity in the workplace, and contribute to their organization and society.

"On behalf of EllisDon, I am thrilled to congratulate Jody on a well-deserved accolade, recognizing her visionary leadership, innovation, and contributions to EllisDon and the construction services industry," said Geoff Smith, EllisDon President and CEO. "Since joining EllisDon more than 15 years ago, Jody's trusted expertise and direction continue to contribute to EllisDon breaking into new markets and celebrating many of the successes we have today."

Becker was called to the bar in 2001, and worked in construction litigation until she joined EllisDon in 2007 as counsel. She moved up the company ranks to general counsel in 2010 and SVP and general counsel in 2011. In the latter role, she was responsible for all legal and risk matters regarding EllisDon's corporate operations, including all corporate legal and employment issues. She also led EllisDon’s legal bid teams and legal closing teams for all alternative financing and procurement/public-private partnerships projects.

Not long after, Becker was appointed Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Vice President of Infrastructure Services & Technology. As Chief Strategy Officer, she works with senior management and the Board of Directors at EllisDon to forecast growth areas and develop execution plans for the divisions she oversees, as well as the Middle East and North Africa operations.

As EVP of Infrastructure Services & Technology, Becker’s mandate is to transform EllisDon into the world's most technologically advanced, energy-efficient, sustainable construction services company. She leads EllisDon's Services divisions responsible for delivering any component of a project throughout its lifecycle. She has also been integral in seeing EllisDon become one of Canada's largest healthcare facilities services providers.