MARLTON, NJ—Hill International has promoted three individuals on the company's executive management team. Raouf S. Ghali, of Hill's Athens, Greece office, has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer; Thomas J. Spearing III, of the Marlton, New Jersey office, has been promoted to Regional President (Americas) with Hill's Project Management Group; and Mohammed Al Rais, of Hill's Dubai, United Arab Emirates office, has been promoted to Regional President (Middle East) with Hill's Project Management Group. 

"Raouf, Tom and Mohammed have made major contributions to Hill's growth and success and I congratulate them on both their past achievements and their current promotions," says David L. Richter, Hill's president and chief executive officer.

Ghali, of Hill's Athens, Greece office, will have management responsibility for all of Hill's business operations globally. Ghali has nearly 30 years of experience in program, project and construction management. Before this promotion, he served in a variety of positions at Hill, including president of Hill's Project Management Group (International) from 2005 to 2015, senior vice president from 2001 to 2004, and vice president from 1993 to 2001. Ghali holds a BS in business administration/economics and an MS in business organizational management from the University of LaVerne.

Thomas J. Spearing III, of the Marlton, New Jersey office, will be in charge of all of Hill's project management operations in North America and South America. Spearing, who rejoined Hill in 2007, has more than 25 years of operational, strategic and business development experience in the construction industry. Before this promotion, he had been president of Hill's Project Management Group (Americas) since 2009 where he managed Hill's project management operations throughout the U.S. and Canada. Spearing holds a BBA in computer and information science from Temple University, a BS in construction management and a BS in civil engineering from Spring Garden College, and an MS in management from Rosemont College.

Al Rais, of Hill's Dubai, United Arab Emirates office, will continue to be in charge of all of Hill's project management operations throughout the Middle East. Al Rais, who joined Hill in 2006, has more than 35 years of program, project and construction management experience. Before this promotion, he had been senior vice president and managing director since 2010. Al Rais holds a B.Sc. in city and regional planning from the University of Engineering and Technology in Pakistan and an M.Sc. in project management from the University of Reading in the United Kingdom.