PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 06, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hill International (NYSE:HIL), the global leader in managing construction risk, announced today that Craig L. Martin has been elected Chairman of the company’s Board of Directors.

Martin, who joined Hill’s Board in February 2016, has nearly 45 years of experience in the international engineering and construction industry. In December 2014, he retired as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., one of the world’s largest and most diverse providers of technical, professional and construction services. Martin became President of Jacobs in July 2002 and Chief Executive Officer in April 2006. He also served as a member of Jacobs’ Board of Directors from 2002 until his retirement. He received his B.S. in civil engineering from the University of Kansas and his M.B.A. from the University of Denver.

“I am pleased and challenged to serve in this capacity,” said Martin. “Hill has real leadership in construction risk and significant potential. It is exciting to be a part of it,” added Martin.

Hill International, with 4,500 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 eighth largest construction management firm in the United States. For more information on Hill, please visit our website at www.hillintl.com.