Mr. Stuart Baird serves as Vice President, Business Development, with a primary focus on business growth in existing and new markets throughout Europe, Middle East, and Asia Pacific. He is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor with more than 24 years of experience in the construction and engineering industry, providing a broad range of project advisory and expert services to a variety of client types including government ministries, multilateral banks, private developers, and global contracting organizations.

Mr. Baird has worked with some of the world’s leading consultancy practices across the United Kingdom, Africa, Middle East, Asia, and Australia, and has successfully established and managed branch offices in Egypt, Malaysia, UAE, and Saudi Arabia. His experience extends to all forms of alternative dispute resolution, claims consultancy, commercial management, contract management, and development management. He has been involved in major projects in the energy, infrastructure, military, and industrial sectors exceeding billions of dollars.

Mr. Baird holds a master’s degree in construction law and arbitration, a master’s degree in real estate investment finance, a bachelor’s degree in expert evidence, and a diploma in construction management. He is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS), a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb), and a Member of the Chartered Institute of Building (MCIOB).