Paul W. Pocalyko Joins Hill International as Senio

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 06, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hill International (NYSE: HIL ), the global leader in managing construction risk, announced today that Paul W. Pocalyko, CPA, CFF, CFE has joined the company as Senior Vice President with Hill’s Construction Claims Group.  He will be based out of the company’s Philadelphia, Pennsylvania office.

Pocalyko has nearly 35 years of experience in forensic accounting, financial consulting and litigation support services.  He has served as an arbitrator in various disputes and is frequently called upon to provide expert testimony.  Prior to joining Hill, he was a Partner with Baker Tilly for nearly 15 years.  Before that, Pocalyko worked for nearly 20 years with PricewaterhouseCoopers, most recently as a Director of Financial Advisory Services.  He earned his B.S. in accounting and his M.B.A. from Lehigh University.  Pocalyko is a Certified Public Accountant in Pennsylvania, is certified in Financial Forensics, and is a Certified Fraud Examiner.

“Paul is a renowned forensic accounting expert with an outstanding track record in the construction industry,” said Frank J. Giunta, P.E., Senior Vice President and Manager Director (Americas) for Hill’s Construction Claims Group. “We look forward to Paul helping us continue to grow our forensic consulting practice,” added Giunta.

Hill International, with 4,800 professionals in 100 offices worldwide, provides program management, project management, construction management, construction claims and other consulting services primarily to the buildings, transportation, environmental, energy and industrial markets.   Engineering News-Record  magazine recently ranked Hill as the seventh 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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