Hill International named Shawn L. Pressley, PSP, senior vice president and chief information officer. Previously, he was Hill's vice president of information technology.
In his new role, Pressley will be responsible for managing all of Hill's information technology systems and software worldwide. He will continue to be based out of Hill's headquarters office in Marlton, N.J.
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