The success of a professional firm depends, to a considerable extent, on the experience and expertise of its in-house personnel and D.G. Jones & Partners are fortunate in having senior personnel with many years of experience in major International Projects and who collectively and/or individually have been involved in all the major Projects handled by the firm.

George Younis - Chairman of the Board

George Younis has been with the firm for thirty three years, and has worked in 7 of the Main Offices including London, Beirut, Istanbul, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. He was the Project Director on the Ciragan Palace Hotel in Istanbul (US$ 150M) which was completed in 1992.

Over the years he has been involved in some of the most prestigious projects in Lebanon including Gefinor Building, Sofil Building, Lebanon Hospital for Mental and Nervous Disorders and other Educational and Public Projects.

He was in charge of Quantity Surveying and Specification lecturing at the American University of Beirut from 1975 to 1982; and has Extensive Claims and Arbitration Experience and worked in this field on Projects in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Beirut. As Managing Director of the firm's Middle East offices, Mr. Younis travels extensively in the region and takes particular interest in the development of the firm's business in Saudi Arabia and Iraq.

Bob Cawkwell is the managing director of D.G.Jones & Partners, the Western Europe and American Regions. He has been with the firm for over twenty three years, nine of which were spent overseas in Oman, Dubai, and Pakistan. He has travelled extensively to several other Countries where the firm has provided services. He was the Project QS on the Dubai Aluminium Smelter Complex from 1977 to 1981 (USS1000M plus), negotiated on behalf of the Oman Ministry of Education the Construction Contract for the Sultan Qaboos University during 1981 to 1982 (US$ 100M plus)

He was the Project Director on the Aga Khan University Hospital Project from 1982 to 1986, on which the firm provided Project Management and Quantity Surveying Services, and has spent over one third of this time since 1987 to date acting as an expert witness on two major International Arbitrations.He was a member of a team of three appointed by the Almahdi Aluminium Corporation to prepare the Contract Documentation for each of the five Main Contracts for the design, manufacture and erection of the Almahdi Aluminium Smelter Complex in Iran and to negotiate these with nominated British, German, French and Swiss Contractors.

Peter Richter is the Managing Director for D.G. Jones & Partners, the Asia Pacific Region.

He has been with D.G. Jones & Partners for 16 years. He is Australian and an Associate of the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors and also of the Australian Institute of Builders. He has been Senior Construction Manager for US$300 Million mixed development in Bali comprising 5 Star Hotel, a Golf Course and 350 mixed residential development. He was in charge of the Construction Management team consisting of 4 Project Managers, 5 Construction Managers and 15 Engineering /Architectural Staff.