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Cairo, Egypt

Responsible for leading the financing, engineering and construction of ERC’s $3.7B hydro-cracking/coking project located in the environs of Cairo. The Project is a Public/Private Partnership for a major petroleum sector infrastructure expansion that receives strong support from the Egyptian government as an import substitution project providing diesel and other high demand distilled products to the Cairo market, as well as significantly contributing to Egypt’s economic goals for increasing direct foreign investment and jobs. Construction commenced in April 2014 and Commercial Operations is scheduled for 2017.The Project achieved Financial Close in June 2012 with a $2.6B financing package (Japanese Bank for International Cooperation, Korean Export-Import Bank, European Investment Bank and African Development Bank). The $1.1B in equity included participation by IFC and the DEG (German) and FMO (Dutch) development finance institutions. The Project has been recognized as Greenfield Winner of Africa Investors Oil and Gas Deal of the Year, Euromoney’s MEA Project Finance Deal of the Year, IFLR Middle East and Africa Project Finance Deal of the Year and Middle East and Africa PFI Petrochemical Deal of the Year.As CEO, led the development of an extensive Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) to meet the stringent social and environmental requirements of the debt financing and equity stakeholders necessary to support building a major petroleum infrastructure project in an urban environment with more than 1 million people within a 2km radius.

Cairo, Egypt

Responsible for the North Africa Business Unit and General Manager of Sidi Krir Units 3&4 Power Plant with responsibility for the financial and operational success of the asset. Concluded a $245M refinancing in 2006 and sale of the asset to Tanjong of Malaysia in November 2007.

Cairo, Egypt

Represented InterGen’s corporate interests in Egypt and held day-to-day management responsibility for Egypt’s first privately owned and operated BOOT power plant (685MW gas fired conventional steam generating plant costing $480M). Took the asset through financial close (Egypt’s first project financing), sale of 39% interest to Edison, the construction process, commissioning and into commercial operations. Managed shareholder relations and the sale of InterGen’s and Edison’s interests to Globeleq in 2004.

San Francisco, Paris, Kuwait, London, Riyadh And Cairo

Vice President and Senior Regional Executive for the Near and Middle East Geographic oversight responsibility for Bechtel’s portfolio of business in the Near and Middle East, including marketing and representing/coordinating Bechtel’s corporate interests throughout the region. (Cairo and Riyadh / Oct 96 – Oct 98) Vice President and Senior Regional Representative for the Near EastRepresented Bechtel’s interests for all business units operating or pursuing work in the Near East (Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Israel) and managed the Cairo Office/Bechtel Egypt. (Cairo / Jul 94 – Oct 96) Vice President and Manager for ContractsEstablished the Bechtel Contracts Organization with principal responsibility for the management and resolution of Bechtel’s construction claims and contract administration. The Organization was dedicated to managing claims (annually totaling more than $200M), claims avoidance, dispute resolution, developing contracts manuals and providing training for project managers and other personnel involved in the contracts work process. (San Francisco / Feb 91-July 94)Manager of Commercial Operations for Bechtel ConstructionResponsible for Bechtel Construction Company’s legal, controller and contracts functions supporting its worldwide operations. (San Francisco / Feb 90 – Feb 91) Chief Counsel/ClaimsResponsible for presentation and resolution of Bechtel claims involving contractual performance and owners’ commitments to pay for work received. (San Francisco / Sept 87 – Feb 90) Manager of Bechtel’s Washington, D.C. OfficeResponsible for managing and representing Bechtel’s corporate interests in Washington with the Congress, Government agencies, industry groups and the diplomatic community. Extensive advocacy and lobbying in support of Bechtel’s business interests. (Washington, D.C. / Sept 83 – Sept 87) Legal counsel in San Francisco, London and Kuwait (1974-1983)

Juris Doctor (J.D.), International Business, Trade, And Tax Law

Bachelor Of Arts, English