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Board Of Directors

John Alexander

Chairman, Non-Executive

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John Alexander

Chairman, Non-Executive

Renny Borhan

Partner, Chief Executive Officer

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Renny Borhan

Partner, Chief Executive Officer

Atul Patel

Partner, Chief Financial Officer

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Atul Patel

Partner, Chief Financial Officer

Melanie Richards CBE

Director, Non-Executive

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Melanie Richards

Director, Non-Executive

Colm O’Sullivan

Partner
PAI Partners

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Colm O’Sullivan

Partner PAI Partners

Neil McIlroy

Partner
PAI Partners

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Neil McIlroy

Partner PAI Partners

Corporate Team

Richard Aindow

Partner, Group Finance Director

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Richard Aindow

Partner, Group Finance Director

Chris Bernard

Partner, Global People Recruitment and Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

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Chris Bernard

Partner, Global People Recruitment and Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Renny Borhan

Partner, Chief Executive Officer

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Renny Borhan

Partner, Chief Executive Officer

James Dowling

Partner, Global Learning, Development and Succession

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James Dowling

Partner, Global Learning, Development and Succession

Josephine Guckian

Partner, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer

Richard Jones

Partner, Head of International Tax

Atul Patel

Partner, Chief Financial Officer

Jeremy Sampson

Partner, Chief Legal & Compliance Officer

Ave Tucker

Partner, Strategic Growth Advisor

David Whittaker

Partner, Chief Information Officer

Andrew Wilde

Partner, Head of Information Technology

Kate Wood

Partner, Chief People Officer

Global Business Development Group

Naomi Daysog

Partner

Steve Dines

Principal

Tracy Doyle

Partner

Thu Duncan-Nguyen

Director

Howard Gendler

Partner

Toby Hunt

Partner, Business Development Lead, EMEA

Cheng-Yee Khong 鄺靜儀

Client Relations Director

Orla O’Sullivan

Business Development Manager

John Paolin

Partner

Christopher Paterson

Partner

David Price

Partner

Fiona Wilkie

Business Development Manager

Adam Winegard

Partner

Mark Winrow

Principal

Americas

Frank Giunta

Partner, Regional CEO, Americas

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Frank Giunta

Partner, Regional CEO, Americas

Frank Giunta is a registered Professional Engineer with more than 35 years of experience. He has been actively involved in project management oversight, the evaluation, presentation, resolution and management of construction claims and has acted as expert witness on more than 65 occasions. 

He has provided expert testimony in various legal forums on issues including differing site conditions, defective contract documents, adequacy of design, construction defects, schedule delays, productivity evaluations, and cost analysis. He has extensive experience in various alternative dispute resolution formats. 

Frank’s expertise has been utilized in the evaluation of the adequacy of design issues, professional performance, differing site conditions, defective specifications, contract terminations, cost and financial analysis, productivity and delay analysis. He has been responsible for the evaluation of cost and time impacts resulting from construction problems. 

Frank has managed complex consulting assignments across various sectors on behalf of public and private owners, engineers, contractors, insurance and financial institutions. He has been engaged in the design of multiple projects and has also prepared engineer’s estimates and technical specifications. 

Frank lectures extensively throughout North and South America. He is a former adjunct faculty member of Drexel University and Widener University, teaching in the construction management program, and a fellow of the Project Management College of Scheduling (PMCOS).  

Patrick Sanders

Partner, Chief Growth Officer, Americas

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Patrick Sanders

Partner, Chief Growth Officer, Americas

Ed Federico

Partner, Head of Operations, US

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Ed Federico

Partner, Head of Operations, US

Ed Federico is a delay and quantum expert with over 20 years of experience within the construction, civil and structural engineering industry, with clients and projects based in Europe and North America.  

He specialises in complex project monitoring, closeout and construction litigation on projects valued at over US$1 billion. 

Ed has testified in federal court, delivered sworn depositions and presented in mediation proceedings. He has been engaged as an expert on damages matters in excess of US$13 million and has experience working on government contracts. He has been involved in disputes that are more than US$500 million on projects valued at over US$9 billion.  

Ed is proficient in claims analysis, delay impact analysis and cost analysis. He has also provided project monitoring and management services for clients, as well as financial and contractual due diligence, intellectual property damages calculations and insurance claim support for policies including errors and omissions, and Subguard®. Further to this, he has worked with the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) performing inspection of damaged structures and retrofit design. 

Some of the organisations that he is a member of include the American Bar Association (ABA), the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE), the New York Building Congress (NYBC) and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE). 

Gino Wideen

Partner, Head of Operations, US

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Gino Wideen

Partner, Head of Operations, US

Rick Moffat

Partner, Head of Operations, Canada

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Rick Moffat

Partner, Head of Operations, Canada

Rick Moffat has 30 years of construction industry experience, including 20 years of project advisory and dispute management work.  He has been appointed on more than 50 occasions as an expert in matters of both delay and quantum. 

Rick has testified in litigation and arbitration, including giving concurrent evidence. He has acted as an expert for disputed values of up to $300 million on projects of up to $1.3 billion. He has also presented in facilitated mediation and settlement venues. 

Rick has a background in international contracting and construction management with projects ranging from oil and gas, industrial and power to infrastructure, commercial and institutional sectors. He has experience in project management, contract risk assessment, scheduling, change processing and project close out. 

Rick specialises in project risk management, schedule delay, loss of productivity, construction costs and damages, and delay and disruption.  

Rick is a regular faculty member for the Osgoode Law School Certificate in Construction Law program and is a founding fellow and board member of the Project Management College of Scheduling. He regularly presents for industry organisations on a range of topics. 

Linda Konrath

Partner, Advisory Lead

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Linda Konrath

Partner, Advisory Lead

Maged Abdelsayed

Partner, Construction, Claims and Expert Services Lead, Americas

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Maged Abdelsayed

Partner, Construction, Claims and Expert Services Lead, Americas

Maged Abdelsayed is a professional engineer with 35 years of experience in the construction industry. He has been appointed as an expert on more than 100 occasions for matters relating to delay, quantum and government contracting. 

Maged has been cross-examined in both litigation and arbitration appearing before various courts and panels. His has acted as an expert witness in North America and internationally on disputed projects ranging from transport infrastructure, power generation and utilities, buildings and industrial plants. 

He has held various project and site management positions for consulting and engineering firms and major contractors.  

Maged specialises in disputes related to project delays, labour productivity losses, the impact of changes on construction work, and damages assessment. He also provides consulting and advisory services including developing and implementing project management plans and audits, reviewing project practices and control systems, assessing costs and schedules, cost recovery, and preparing and defending construction claims. 

Maged is a member of Quebec’s Order of Engineers, the American Association of Cost Engineers International, the American Society of Civil Engineers, and the American Bar Association. He holds a master’s in engineering project management and is a frequent speaker at industry events and has developed and delivered various training programs. 

Bob Groves

Partner, Joint Construction, Claims and Expert Services Lead, US

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Bob Groves

Partner, Joint Construction, Claims and Expert Services Lead, US

Bob Groves has over 35 years of experience in the construction, aerospace and shipbuilding industries. He has been retained as an expert regarding engineering, program management, scheduling, accounting and contract matters on numerous occasions. He has also been recognised by Who’s Who Legal as a Construction Global Elite Thought Leader. 

Bob has testified in state and federal civil courts, in regulatory proceedings, and in arbitrations as well as participating in mediations and settlement negotiations. His testimony has covered critical path method (CPM) scheduling, delay analysis, construction accounting and damages analysis. 

Bob’s consulting expertise includes the evaluation of schedule delays and cost overruns on construction and manufacturing programs, and the preparation and evaluation of contract claims. He has also performed fraud and false claims investigations and prepared settlement proposals related to contract terminations. 

Bob is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Project Management Institute, the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering, the Construction Financial Management Association and the American Bar Association.  

Bob is an Adjunct Lecturer at Stanford University’s School of Engineering in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He has also lectured to corporations, public agencies, law firms, and industry groups.  

Scott Hollingsworth

Partner, Joint Construction, Claims and Expert Services Lead, US

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Scott Hollingsworth

Partner, Joint Construction, Claims and Expert Services Lead, US

Scott Hollingsworth is a delay and quantum expert with more than 20 years of experience in the litigation consulting industry. He specialises in the investigation and resolution of business disputes within the construction industry. 

Scott has worked with clients from a range of sectors in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, North America and Central America. He has testified as an expert in arbitration and court proceedings and has presented schedule delay and damage analysis during settlement negotiations.  

He has led teams analysing critical path method (CPM) schedules to determine causes and durations of project delays. He has carried out financial analysis to quantify project cost growth including those related to delay, disruption, acceleration, and productivity. He has also performed forensic investigations of construction costs incurred to verify work performed and to determine percent complete at various points in time on a project. 

Scott holds a BS Engineering and is consistently recognized in Who’s Who Legal, along with being a published thought leader. He is a member and fellow of the Project Management College of Scheduling (PMCOS) and has undertaken an Executive Education Finance course. He is a member of the Association of the Advancement of Cost Engineers (AACE), a member of the International Bar Association (IBA), a member of the American Bar Association (ABA), and a member of the Chicago Building Congress (CBC). 

Paul Pocalyko

Partner, Joint Construction, Claims and Expert Services Lead, US

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Paul Pocalyko

Partner, Joint Construction, Claims and Expert Services Lead, US

Paul Pocalyko has 35 years of experience in accounting, finance, consulting, and operations management. He has acted as an expert on more than 80 occasions in matters of delay, disruption, quantum and damages. 

Paul has served as an arbitrator in numerous disputes and has been cross-examined or deposed on more than 100 occasions, including delivering concurrent evidence.  

He has been involved in acquisition disputes, bankruptcy and troubled company issues, construction defaults and delays, economic damages, fraud investigations and healthcare fraud and abuse. He has carried out work related to intellectual property infringements, partnership disputes, products liability, professional liability, real estate disputes and wrongful termination. 

Paul spent more than half of his career working for a prestigious accounting firm, providing financial consulting and accounting services to attorneys, insurance companies, government agencies and public and private corporations. He also provided consulting and forensic services to clients in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. 

Paul regularly speaks before various professional and educational groups on aspects of financial analysis, litigation consulting, fraud investigations and economic damages. He has also co-authored and authored multiple publications and articles on the same subjects. Paul is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified in Financial Forensics and a Certified Fraud Examiner. 

Paul K. Meyer

Partner, Joint Forensic Accounting & Commercial Damages Lead

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Paul K. Meyer

Partner, Joint Forensic Accounting & Commercial Damages Lead

Paul Meyer has 40 years of experience consulting on financial, accounting, valuation and damages matters and has been appointed on over 500 occasions.  

He has testified in over 250 depositions and 75 trials and major arbitrations in a variety of settings. He has evaluated and quantified hundreds of economic damages claims and has significant experience in class action matters including the analysis of issues related to class certification, as well as damages. 

Paul is recognized as a leading practitioner in the valuation of proprietary properties, systems and platforms. Over the past 30 years, he has provided expertise and analyses on intellectual property valuation and licensing matters in a wide range of industries. He has extensive experience in determining royalties for technology subject to FRAND requirements in various jurisdictions around the world.  

He provided successful testimony in two of the largest copyright infringement trials in US history: Oracle v. SAP (Enterprise Software) and Mattel v. MGA Bratz (Fashion Dolls). Testimony on behalf of plaintiff, Oracle, the jury awarded US$1.3B for copyright infringement, reported by Bloomberg as largest verdict in history. 

Paul is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), and Accredited in Business Valuation. He has held various appointments for over 25 years at Stanford University. He has also been identified as a leading testifying expert on intellectual property valuation by IAM and the Wall Street Journal. 

Ave Tucker

Partner, Joint Forensic Accounting & Commercial Damages Lead

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Ave Tucker

Partner, Joint Forensic Accounting & Commercial Damages Lead

Michael Griffin

Partner, Forensic Technical Services Lead

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Michael Griffin

Partner, Forensic Technical Services Lead

Michael Griffin is a civil engineer with more than 45 years of construction industry experience. He has acted as an expert witness in government contracting and technical matters on eight occasions. 

Michael has testified in federal and state courts, arbitration proceedings and in mediation. His expert appointments include varied infrastructure and buildings projects with project values in excess of US$1.8 billion. 

He has worked for contractors and government clients as a project manager, construction manager and principal in charge for multi-million-dollar projects across North America.  He has assisted in the delivery of various technically complex facilities and projects and is skilled in the planning, design, and construction of major building, transportation, and heavy civil construction projects.  

Michael’s expertise includes delay analysis, evaluation of defective construction, calculation of damages, contract analysis and administration, and the assessment of contractor performance and standard of care. He has extensive experience in conducting detailed analyses of construction issues and disputes and preparing expert reports of his findings. 

Michael is a Professional Engineer and is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) and hold a master’s in both business administration and civil engineering.  

Greg Bingham

Partner, Government Contracts Lead

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Greg Bingham

Partner, Government Contracts Lead

Greg Bingham is a forensic accounting and quantum expert with over 36 years of experience in business consulting, primarily for Government and Construction Contractors. 

He has consulted with contractors to the U.S. government, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Army Corp of Engineers, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency for International Development, the General Services Administration and National Institute of Health. This has included presenting his findings in settlement negotiations, alternate dispute resolution proceedings, depositions and trials. 

Greg is a highly experienced expert with over 100 commissions. He has testified in litigations over 40 times, twice in arbitrations, delivered 25 depositions, and has given concurrent evidence. He has acted as an expert in disputes up to US$2 billion on projects valued in excess of US$15 billion.  

Greg has worked on commissions across a variety of sectors throughout Europe, the Middle East, North and South America.  

He has assisted clients with a multitude of issues arising from disputes. He has reviewed and prepared hundreds of claims for changed work, delay and disruption, as well as over 1,000 termination settlement proposals.  

Greg is a member and chair of various prestigious advisory boards and committees, as well as a regular contributor to academic books and journals in relation to contracts, including Thomas Reuters.  

Kim Beech

Partner, Financial Director

Thomas Britven

Partner
ASQ Consulting, an HKA Company

Colin Choi

Partner

Naomi Daysog

Partner

Tracy Doyle

Partner

Nicole Drescher

Partner

Doug Ellis

Partner

Timothy H. Hart

Partner
Credibility International, an HKA Company

Kenneth J. Kratovil

Partner
Credibility International, an HKA Company

Ryan LaMotta

Partner
ASQ Consulting, an HKA Company

Jeff Lounsberry

Partner

Vince Manuele

Partner, General Counsel

Debbie Ombrello

Partner, Head of Business Support

John Paolin

Partner

Laura Connor Smith

Partner
Credibility International, an HKA Company

Steven F. Stanton

Partner
Credibility International, an HKA Company

Jamie Sybert

Partner

Rebecca Vélez

Partner
Credibility International, an HKA Company

Adam Winegard

Partner

Kandace Zimmerman

Partner

Asia Pacific

Benjamin Highfield

Partner, Regional CEO, Asia Pacific

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Benjamin Highfield

Partner, Regional CEO, Asia Pacific

Amelia East

Partner, Advisory Lead

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Amelia East

Partner, Advisory Lead

Amelia East has a broad range of commercial, financial, infrastructure, transport and implementation experience in global companies, central government and local government. As a qualified solicitor in two jurisdictions, Amelia has a comprehensive understanding of legal systems, contracts and capital works. A seasoned negotiator, Amelia can ensure good outcomes for the entities she represents. She is passionate about leading teams and projects to deliver successful outcomes in dynamic environments with ambitious goals and multiple stakeholders. 

Amelia heads up Advisory Asia Pacific and HKA New Zealand. As the Head of Advisory, she leads a team of over 100 consultants and project professionals across the whole infrastructure lifecycle, from development to delivery, to strategic and commercial advisory. 

Amelia is a qualified Barrister and Solicitor in New Zealand, a qualified Solicitor in England and Wales.

Shamila Neelakandan

Partner, Construction, Claims and Expert Services Lead

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Shamila Neelakandan

Partner, Construction, Claims and Expert Services Lead

Jonathan Humphrey

Partner, Forensic Accounting & Commercial Damages Lead

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Jonathan Humphrey

Partner, Forensic Accounting & Commercial Damages Lead

Kourosh Kayvani

Partner, Forensic Technical Services Lead

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Kourosh Kayvani

Partner, Forensic Technical Services Lead

Arnold An Ho Koh

Partner

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Arnold An Ho Koh

Partner

Jonathan Ellis

Partner

David Hull

Partner

Philip Kienstra

Partner

Mike Pitt

Partner

Kelly Whitehead

Partner, People Business Partnering

Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)

Amanda Clack

Partner, Regional CEO, EMEA

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Amanda Clack

Partner, Regional CEO, EMEA

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Stuart Ells

Partner, Regional Growth and Operations Officer, EMEA

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Stuart Ells

Partner, Regional Growth and Operations Officer, EMEA

Toby Hunt

Partner, Business Development Lead, EMEA

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Toby Hunt

Partner, Business Development Lead, EMEA

Jad Chouman

Partner, Head of Middle East

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Jad Chouman

Partner, Head of Middle East

John Hughes

Partner, Head of Africa

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John Hughes

Partner, Head of Africa

Claudia O’Brien

Partner, Head of Africa Operations

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Claudia O’Brien

Partner, Head of Africa Operations

Dafydd Wyn Owen

Partner, Advisory Lead

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Dafydd Wyn Owen

Partner, Advisory Lead

Haroon Niazi

Partner, Construction, Claims and Expert Services Lead, EMEA

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Haroon Niazi

Partner, Construction, Claims and Expert Services Lead, EMEA

Jeffrey Badman

Partner, Construction, Claims and Expert Services Lead, Europe

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Jeffrey Badman

Partner, Construction, Claims and Expert Services Lead, Europe

Daniel Jackson

Partner, Construction, Claims and Expert Services Lead, Africa

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Daniel Jackson

Partner, Construction, Claims and Expert Services Lead, Africa

Colin Johnson

Partner, Forensic Accounting & Commercial Damages Lead

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Colin Johnson

Partner, Forensic Accounting & Commercial Damages Lead

Julia Humpidge

Partner, Forensic Technical Services Lead

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Julia Humpidge

Partner, Forensic Technical Services Lead

Gerry Brannigan

Partner, Forensic Technical Services Growth Development Lead

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Gerry Brannigan

Partner, Forensic Technical Services Growth Development Lead

Stefan Brill

Partner

Nicola Caley

Partner

Husam Gawish

Partner

Howard Gendler

Partner

John McKevitt

Partner

Christopher Paterson

Partner

Chris Pedersen

Partner

Kelly Whitehead

Partner, People Business Partnering

Chris Williams

Partner

Charles Wilsoncroft

Partner

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