MARLTON, N.J., SHANGHAI, China and DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, April 15, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hill International (NYSE:HIL), the global leader in managing construction risk, announced today that it has promoted two senior executives in the company's Project Management Group.
Abdo E. Kardous has been named Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Asia/Pacific. He previously held the same title for Hill's Middle East region. Kardous has over 25 years of construction management experience and he will be responsible for overseeing all of Hill's project management operations in the Asia/Pacific region. He has a B.S. in civil engineering from the University of Maryland and an M.S. in civil engineering from the University of California at Berkeley.
Mohammed Al Rais has been named Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Middle East. He previously was Senior Vice President in charge of Hill's Start-Up and Compliance Group. Al Rais has over 30 years of construction management experience and will be responsible for overseeing all of Hill's project management operations in the Middle East region. He earned his B.S. in city and regional planning from the University of Engineering & Technology in Pakistan and his M.Sc. in project management from the University of Reading.
"Both of these gentlemen have been instrumental in helping to build Hill's international project management operations," said Raouf S. Ghali, President of Hill's Project Management Group (International). "I have full confidence that they will continue their successful approach to maximize Hill's growth opportunities in their new regions of responsibility," Ghali added.
Hill International, with 2,400 employees in 80 offices worldwide, provides program management, project management, construction management and construction claims and consulting services. Engineering News-Record magazine recently ranked Hill as the 8th largest construction management firm in the United States. For more information on Hill, please visit our website at www.hillintl.com.
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