HKA has boosted its capabilities within the building sector with the rent of senior leaders Stephen Rae and Chris Clark. Each are primarily based in Australia.
A Chartered Amount Surveyor with over 40 years of expertise within the building and engineering industries, Stephen Rae has been appointed as chief of HKA’s Development Claims and Knowledgeable Providers observe throughout Asia Pacific. HKA has 8 places of work within the area, together with 3 in Australia.
All through his profession, Rae has specialised in price administration, change valuation, and forensic quantum and delay evaluation providers. He supplies assist to homeowners, contractors, and authorized advisors throughout a variety of tasks, together with industrial developments, hospitals, roads, railways, airports, tunnels, oil and gasoline tasks, and extra.
Rae joins HKA from FTI Consulting, the place he spent a dozen years, most just lately as chief of its Development Options observe in Australia.
“I’m thrilled to affix HKA and lead the Development Claims and Knowledgeable Providers observe in Asia Pacific. The agency’s repute for excellence in offering building consulting providers is well-known, and I’m excited to contribute to the continued success and development of the crew,” mentioned Rae.
Chris Clark is a Chartered Civil Engineer with over 30 years of expertise in building contracting and consulting. He has gained expertise with main contractors on massive engineering and infrastructure tasks together with vitality, airport, highway and rail.
As a advisor, Clark has offered professional witness and advisory providers on a variety of complicated building and engineering tasks together with public buildings, high-rise/mixed-use developments, vitality (thermal and renewables), transport infrastructure (highway, rail, and airport), mining infrastructure, course of plant, utilities, and oil and gasoline.
He specialises in mission planning and the evaluation of delay and coping with problems with prolongation prices, disruption, EOT entitlement, and concurrent delay. Previous to HKA, Clark labored for Ankura in its Development Disputes observe, and beforehand held roles in building and consulting.
“I’m wanting ahead to being a part of the HKA crew and bringing my experience in building delay and dispute decision to shoppers within the Asia Pacific area. HKA’s dedication to offering strategic options and high-quality providers aligns completely with my values, and I stay up for contributing to the agency’s robust repute within the trade,” Clark mentioned.
Addressing rising regional demand
Benjamin Highfield, Asia Pacific CEO of HKA, mentioned the senior hires exhibit the agency’s dedication to rising its building consulting providers in Australia and Asia Pacific. The agency already is a recognised chief within the area, with Highfield noting that HKA is well-positioned to additional increase its market management within the phase.
“We’re increasing our Development Knowledgeable crew to handle rising demand throughout the area. Stephen and Chris are extremely regarded professionals and produce a wealth of trade data and expertise, enabling them to offer professional assist and recommendation to shoppers throughout Asia Pacific. I’m assured that they may profit our shoppers and assist our continued development within the area.”
