Hill International (NYSE:HIL), the global leader in managing
construction risk, announced today it has promoted Michael Smith to
President of the company’s Americas Region. Smith previously served
as Hill’s Senior Vice President and Western Regional Manager. In
addition, Hill also announced several other key promotions in the
Americas. First, Gregory Heinz, current Vice President and
Operations Manager, will assume Smith’s previous position as Senior
Vice President and Western Region Manager. In addition current Hill
Senior Vice President and Southeast Regional Manager Luis Lugo will
assume the role of Senior Vice President, Business Development,
Americas, current Vice President Eladio Castrodad, PE, PMP, CGC,
will be the new First Vice President for Florida and Caribbean
Region, and J.P Villamizar will be First Vice President for
Southern California Operations.
Smith assumes his new role with Hill after nearly 25 years with
the company. As President of the Americas, he will oversee Hill’s
Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Western, and Latin American
(LATAM) regions, responsible for all operational functions,
management, and business development efforts. Smith will execute
his new responsibilities from Hill’s Irvine, CA, offices, and the
company’s Philadelphia, PA, headquarters.
Heinz, based in Hill’s Seattle, WA, office, will manage the
company’s work across the Western U.S., including overseeing all of
Hill’s offices and operations in California, Texas, Arizona,
Colorado, and LATAM. Heinz currently leads Hill’s Pacific Northwest
team, specializing in delivering programs and projects for clients
in the public and private sectors. Highlights of his recent
achievements include supporting the Alaskan Way Viaduct for the
Washington State Department of Transportation, the Overlake Transit
Center for Sound Transit, and numerous primary, secondary, and
higher education projects. He brings more than 25 years of
experience to his new role.
Lugo has more than 30 years of experience in program, project,
and construction management, most recently winning and overseeing
major aviation, transit, and resiliency and disaster recovery
assignments in Hill’s Southeastern Region. As Senior Vice President
of Business Development for the Americas, Lugo will work with
Hill’s regional leaders and sales teams to expand Hill’s customer
base, identify and secure opportunities, and develop the company’s
business development goals and strategy for Hill’s work in the U.S.
and Latin America.
Assuming leadership of Hill’s Southeastern region, Castrodad has
led Hill’s teams on some of Hill’s most high-profile and complex
programs and projects. This includes his oversight of several
project monitoring assignments for the Federal Transit
Administration, the Miami Beach Convention Center Expansion, and
the award-winning Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science. As
First Vice President, Castrodad will now be responsible for all of
Hill’s operations in the region as well as for continuing to grow
Hill’s services and support.
Villamizar, based in Hill’s Irvine, CA, will now have overall
responsibility and authority for all operations and activities as
First Vice President of Southern California. Villamizar, who
previously served as Vice President, Western Business Development
Manager, played a key part in making Southern California the
company’s largest profit center in the U.S. in 2020.
Smith said of his new responsibilities, “This is an exciting
time for construction in the U.S. The outlook for increased Federal
infrastructure spending, the strengthening economic recovery, and
the long-term impacts of COVID-19 present a wealth of opportunities
for Hill as well as challenges for us and our clients. I’m looking
forward to working with Greg, Luis, Eladio, J.P., and all of Hill’s
leadership across the Americas to realize those opportunities,
achieve our clients’ goals, and make our business grow.”
Hill Chief Executive Officer Raouf Ghali adds, “These promotions
and Hill’s new managerial structure for the Americas gives us a
lean, effective organization to win new work, staff and execute our
assignments, and deliver the results our clients expect from us. I
know Mike is the right leader for Hill in the Americas and am
confident he and his team will deliver great things for our
company.”
About Hill International
Hill International, with more than 2,700
professionals in 69 offices worldwide, provides program management,
project management, construction management, and other consulting
services to clients in a variety of market sectors. Hill has
participated in over 10,000 project assignments with a total
construction value of more than $600 billion. Engineering
News-Record magazine recently ranked Hill as the eighth-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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Hill International, Inc. Elizabeth J. Zipf,
LEED AP BD+CSenior Vice President (215)
309-7707elizabethzipf@hillintl.com
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