Raouf S. Ghali — President, Chief Operating Officer and Director at Hill International

Mr. Raouf S. Ghali has been the Chief Operating Officer of Hill International, Inc. since January 28, 2015 and has been its President and Director since August 11, 2016. Mr. Ghali served as the President of International Project Management Group at Hill International, Inc., since January 2005. He has over 27 years of United States and International experience in project cost control, financial analysis, planning and scheduling, procurement and contract administration, claims analysis, accounting and procurement. Mr. Ghali served as Senior Vice President in charge of project management operations of Hill International Inc. in Europe and the Middle East from June 2001 to December 2004 and prior to that, he served as its Vice President from September 1993 to May 2001. Prior to joining Hill International Inc., he worked for Walt Disney Imagineering from 1988 to 1993. Mr. Ghali has worked on commercial buildings, office buildings, defense facilities, food processing facilities and theme parks, including development of the EuroDisney Land in Paris, France. He has an extensive knowledge of starting up projects and successfully managing all field construction and project matters. Mr. Ghali heads the international construction management organization with over 350 staff members in more than 12 countries supporting public and private clients on large mixed use developments, healthcare, specialized buildings, infrastructure rehabilitation, transportation and environmental projects. As the Project Executive for Palm Island, a multi billion dollar real estate development in Dubai on one of the world's largest technical island, Mr. Ghali has been directing the sizable team throughout the project from its capital dredging program to the development of the Island. With over 30 ongoing assignments, he provides expertise for public private partnerships, built operate and transfer (BOT) schemes, feasibility studies and due diligence. His experience with European Union Funded Projects, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), World Bank and European Investment Bank provides a seamless process between the Beneficiary and Funding Institution during the implementation of the assignment. Mr. Ghali has prepared and issued international tendering procedures for the Republic of Armenia and procured all major equipment through international tendering achieving competitive pricing. In addition, he has been responsible for project progress reporting, estimated final cost, contract negotiations and with the Project Manager, has acted as the contact point between the EBRD and the Republic of Armenia. He is also responsible for all change order analysis and pricing. Specializing in analyzing and pricing costs, damages and changes, Mr. Ghali also has significant international claims experience. He serves as a Director of Hill International (Spain) S.A. Projects he has been involved in, include the Petronas Twin Towers in Malaysia, the Lube Oil Petrochemical Plant in Thailand, Athens Metro and Claims Committee in Abu Dhabi. He is also fluent in five languages and has worked throughout the United States, Europe, Far East and the Middle East. Mr. Ghali has a B.S degree in Business Administration/Economics and an M.S in Business Organizational Management from the University of LaVerne.