Keith A. Pickavance Named Head of Hill International's Hong Kong Office.MARLTON, N.J. & HONG KONG Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. -- Hill International (Nasdaq:HINT), the worldwide construction consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a , announced today that Keith A. Pickavance has been appointed head of Hill's operations in Hong Kong, China. Pickavance, who was formerly based out of Hill's London office, remains a Senior Vice President with the company. Pickavance, with over 30 years of construction experience, is a world-renowned expert in construction claims, particularly in the area of scheduling. He has been appointed an expert, arbitrator or adjudicator ad·ju·di·cate v. ad·ju·di·cat·ed, ad·ju·di·cat·ing, ad·ju·di·cates v.tr. 1. To hear and settle (a case) by judicial procedure. 2. on over 500 matters on such diverse projects as housing, hotels, commercial offices, libraries, industrial and process facilities, healthcare and hospital facilities, rail and transit facilities, power plants, airports, roads and tunnels, oil and gas pipelines, steel storage tanks, natural gas docks, fertilizer plants, and shipping facilities. Pickavance earned his Diploma in Architecture from the Brighton College Brighton College is an independent co-educational public school in Brighton, United Kingdom. The current headmaster is Richard J. Cairns. of Art and his Bachelor of Laws Bachelor of Laws n. the degree in law from a law school, abbreviated to LLB, which means that recipient has successfully completed three years of law studies in addition to at least three undergraduate years on any subject. from the University of London For most practical purposes, ranging from admission of students to negotiating funding from the government, the 19 constituent colleges are treated as individual universities. Within the university federation they are known as Recognised Bodies . He is a registered architect in the United Kingdom and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building. Pickavance is the author of the leading treatise "Delay and Disruption in Construction Contracts" published by LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , Ltd. (3d ed. 2005). "Keith is a highly-respected and experienced construction expert who knows how to build and manage a claims operation," said Frederic Z. Samelian, President of Hill's Construction Claims Group. "I am confident that he will be successful in expanding Hill's presence in the region," Samelian added. Hill International, with 1,500 employees in 70 offices worldwide, provides program management, project management, construction management, and construction claims services. Engineering News-Record Engineering News-Record (widely known as ENR) is a weekly magazine that provides news, analysis, data and opinion for the construction industry worldwide. It has been published since 1874. It is owned by The McGraw-Hill Companies. magazine recently ranked Hill as the 17th largest construction management firm in the United States. For more information on Hill, please visit our website at www.hillintl.com. This press release may include certain statements that fall within the definition of "forward-looking statements" under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Any such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, overall economic and market conditions, competitors' and clients' actions, and weather conditions, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated, including those risks identified in Hill's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, such statements should be considered in light of these risks. Any prediction by Hill is only a statement of management's belief at the time the prediction is made. There can be no assurance that any prediction once made will continue thereafter to reflect management's belief, and Hill does not undertake to update publicly its predictions, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. (HINT-G) |
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