HINT Hill Intl (MM)

Hill International (Nasdaq:HINT), the global leader in managing construction risk, announced today that Michael B. Smith has been promoted to Senior Vice President in charge of Hill�s offices in Irvine, California and Phoenix, Arizona. He was previously a Vice President with the company�s Project Management Group. Smith has more than 27 years of experience in project management for transportation and building projects, including a strong background in project controls, project planning, cost control, estimating, scheduling, forecasting, and claims management on both public- and private-sector projects. Smith joined Hill through KJM & Associates, Inc., which Hill acquired in May 2007. Prior to joining KJM, Smith was Operations Manager for PMC/Solutions, Inc. Before that, he was a Project Controls Manager for Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. Smith earned his Certificate in Management Practice for Engineering and Technical Professionals from the University of California at Irvine. �Mike has an outstanding track record of success managing major project management assignments,� said Hans A. Van Winkle, P.E., President of Hill�s Project Management Group (Americas). �He is a proven leader and we expect he will deliver significant growth for our Southwestern U.S. operations,� Van Winkle added. Hill International, with 1,600 employees in 70 offices worldwide, provides program management, project management, construction management, development management and construction claims services. Engineering News-Record magazine recently ranked Hill as the 10th largest construction management firm in the United States. For more information on Hill, please visit our website at www.hillintl.com. This press release may include certain statements that fall within the definition of �forward-looking statements� under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, overall economic and market conditions, competitors� and clients� actions, and other conditions, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated, including those risks identified in Hill�s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, such statements should be considered in light of these risks. Any prediction by Hill is only a statement of management�s belief at the time the prediction is made. There can be no assurance that any prediction once made will continue thereafter to reflect management�s belief, and Hill does not undertake to update publicly its predictions, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. (HINT-G)