Global architecture firm CallisonRTKL appoints Ashraf Fahmy as CFO

Global architecture, planning and design firm, CallisonRTKL, CRTKL, has announced the appointment of  Ashraf M Fahmy, CPA as Chief Financial Officer. He will sit in Washington DC. In addition to leading finance and accounting, he will serve as an integral member of the strategic mergers and acquisitions team to bolster the breadth and strength of the firm in the marketplace. As an Egyptian national, Fahmy is particularly passionate about the firm’s presence in the Middle East and North Africa, and the active role that it plays in supporting visionary government initiatives to create smarter and happier regional communities.

CRTKL has been present in the region for over two decades and has played an important role in some of the region’s most high-profile developments.  In Egypt, the firm has been involved in projects including Ras El Hekma, LEED-Gold certified mall, City Centre Almaza, and one of the largest children’s oncology centres in the world, Cairo Children’s Cancer Hospital Expansion.

In a career of nearly three decades, Fahmy is best known for accelerating the growth of top global engineering and construction firms. He joins CallisonRTKL from CHA Inc. where he was Senior Vice President of Finance, responsible for evaluating and establishing systems infrastructure policies and improving efficiencies. As a member of the executive team he led mergers and acquisitions including the due diligence and integration of two major acquisitions. Prior to his time with CHA Inc. he was CFO of International Engineering and Construction for AMEC Foster Wheeler and Regional Controller for URS Corporation

Fahmy earned a Bachelor of Finance from the University of Assiut in Egypt. He is a certified public accountant and a Six Sigma Green Belt. He serves on a US board of Shelters to Shutters, which provides housing and employment to individuals who have lost jobs and are facing homelessness.