Experts & Advisors
Ben Hughes
Senior Managing Director
Index Tower, Unit 1701, DIFC
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
+971 52 642 4028 Mobile
+966 53 732 2054 Mobile
Ben Hughes is a Senior Managing Director at Ankura, based in the Middle East. He possesses over 25 years of experience in the construction industry, primarily focused on consulting and advisory services. In the past, he has worked for multiple Big 4 advisory firms, government agencies, and boutique advisory firms. Ben’s key focus is on program assurance, project controls, project monitoring/auditing, and dispute avoidance.
Experience
Ben has worked extensively across the Middle East, as he relocated to the region in 2012 with an international advisory firm. Having served a wide range of clients, primarily in an advisory role, Ben then joined a government agency focused on auditing major projects and programs, thus providing assurance on delivery certainty. Since then, Ben has moved back into consulting and has helped a range of clients through the delivery of project assurance services, dispute avoidance, program assurance, and controls, in addition to providing reviews of internal controls, policies, and procedures in the delivery of major projects/programs.
Ben joined the firm to lead the advisory function in delivering a broad range of services within the construction sector, bringing a wealth of regional knowledge.
- Education
- MSc, Construction Law & Project Management, University of Greenwich, UK
- CPE/Diploma, Law, University of Central Lancashire Law School
- MA Hons, Human Geography, University of Liverpool
- Certifications
- Certified Construction Auditor
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Affiliations
- Member, Association for Project Management (MAPM)
