Syska Hennessy promotes Ioanna to chief technical officer

New York, NY Syska Hennessy Group, the international engineering firm, has promoted Robert Ioanna, PE, LEED AP, to chief technical officer.

Ioanna, who joined Syska in 2000, has held several high-profile roles at the firm, including site leader for the New York office and the practice area leader for the critical facilities sector in the Eastern region. He also oversees Syska Innovations, a subsidiary that invests in seed-stage companies, pilots their software and products, and promotes ideation and technology development within Syska.

As chief technical officer, Ioanna will drive Syska’s innovation strategy and ensure alignment between business needs and the company’s engineering technology, technical resources, and capabilities.

“Rob has extensive technical experience, but for him that’s just the starting point,” said Cyrus Izzo, Syska co-president. “He’s eager to identify and adopt the latest advances that can help solve the thorniest problems and achieve greater efficiencies. This approach is exactly what you want from a chief technical officer.”

Ioanna is a member of the Metro New York chapter of the 7x24 Exchange and the Long Island chapter of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers. He was included in Building Design + Construction’s 40-under-40 Class of 2016 and ENR New York’s Top 20 under 40 in 2014.

Ioanna earned a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from the State University of New York at Binghamton.