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ABOUT US:
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1st row: Nidal Z. Zayed, Max Engler, Ralph Beck, Jeff Adams
2nd row: Trudy Clark, Ibrahim M. Ibrahim, Carl Smith
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Chairman of the Board
Director since 1999
Mr. Beck is a principal of Global Construction Solutions, L.L.C. From 1994 to 1998, Mr. Beck served as the President of Kajima Construction Services, Inc., which is the U.S. general construction contracting division of The Kajima Corporation, a global design, engineering and construction company. From 1965 to 1994, Mr. Beck was with the Turner Corporation, a U.S. and International contracting and construction management firm. Mr. Beck served as the chairman of the board for Turner Steiner International from 1987 to 1994, and as a senior vice president for Turner Corporation. |
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Board Member
Director since 1999
Mr. Adams is an Electrical Engineer trained in the United Kingdom. From 1978 to 1986, Mr. Adams served as the marketing director of Babcock Industries and Electrical Group of Companies. In 1986, Mr. Adams became an independent international sales marketing consultant. From 1987 to present, Mr. Adams has been the general manager for Trafex Ltd., an engineering supplies company serving the Middle East. |
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Board Member
Director since 2007
Major General (ret) Clark has more than twenty years of experience in the innovative delivery of support services at worldwide locations in units of 60-2000 members and budgets from $1M-2.9B. General Clark is an experienced leader with exceptional organizational and facilities management skills; she has served as the Deputy Director for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, working to direct approximately 4,000 government and contractor personnel at 30 locations worldwide and conducting international and homeland security exercises for the Department of Defense. Additionally while serving as the Chief Information Officer and Director for Command, Control, Communications and Computers, US Strategic Command, General Clark supported the Government and Contractors to develop software, lifecycle management and strategic planning for modernization of more than $5B of nuclear decision support systems. General Clark has a Masters in Guidance and Counseling from Troy State University in Alabama. |
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Board Member
Director since 1997
From 1988 to present Mr. Engler has been an independent Financial Consultant and is also on the Board of Directors of various companies in Switzerland and abroad. From 1984 to 1988 Mr. Engler headed the Private Banking desk (Middle East and Far East) of Bank Leu as Vice President. He is a director of Computhink Inc., Belmoral S.A., Telesource CNMI Inc., Retsa Development Inc., FSD Holdings PLC, Litra Holding AG, Linos Consulting AG, Trafex Ltd., R.C.W Enterprises S.A. and Transradio SenderSysteme Berlin AG.”. |
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Board Member
Director since 1999
Mr. Ibrahim is now with the Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait in the commercial lending area since 2003 and has been Head of International Banking for Commercial Bank of Kuwait from 2000 through 2003 and the Head of International Banking for The Gulf Bank K.S.C. in Kuwait from 1986 to 2000. Mr. Ibrahim served as the Vice President and Head of Credit and Marketing for the First National Bank of Chicago for the Middle East region from 1984 to 1986 and he also served as the Vice President and General Manager of Continental Illinois Bahrain Branch from 1969 to 1984. Mr. Ibrahim received his M.B.A. in International Business from Depaul University, Chicago, Illinois his M.S. in Taxation and Islamic Law from the University of Alexandria and his B.A. in Accounting from the University of Alexandria, Egypt. |
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Board Member
Director since 2007
Mr. Smith, a graduate of the University of Hawaii, obtained his Juris Doctor degree from the University of California Law School and has over thirty years of experience in government contracting, defense acquisition, international agreements, telecommunication regulations, information security and is an expert when it comes to Cyber Law/Information Assurance, Fiscal Law, FOIA, Privacy Act and Ethics in Government Act. Mr. Smith served as the General Counsel for the Defense Information Systems Agency, offering advice and guidance to the Agency Director and the Senior Executive Team on a full spectrum of legal issues, including government contracting. While serving as the Chief Regulatory Counsel-Telecommunications for the Department of Defense, Mr. Smith was responsible for advising the Office of Science and Technology Policy and the Assistant Secretary of Defense in Telecommunication Regulatory matters that affected national security, emergency preparedness as well as the Department of Defense’s commercial interests. He is a member of the Hawaiian and D.C. Bar Associations. |
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Board Member, CEO & President
Director Since 1998
Chief Executive Officer since 2005
Mr. Zayed, President and Chief Executive Officer, is one of the founders and senior executives of the Pernix Group since its inception in 1996. He received his J.D. from Loyola University School of Law in 1985 and a B.A. from Loyola University of Chicago in 1982. Nidal engaged for several years in private practice specializing in litigation and international business law. He has extensive experience with international transactions worldwide.
Over the years with Pernix Nidal had direct responsibility for contract administration/legal, banking, treasury, business development, and has raised significant equity and funding for the company. In 2005 Nidal accepted the position of Chief Executive Officer and President of the Pernix Group. Nidal now provides corporate leadership, guiding all present and future corporate activities with an uncompromising commitment to deliver excellence in all we do. He sits on the Board of Pernix Group and that of its subsidiaries, and is personally responsible for setting the strategic direction of the company and its holdings.
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