Hisham Mahmoud, PhD, PE, serves as Chairman of the Board of Cumming Group, working closely with company leaders to achieve industry-leading growth and build upon the firm’s strong culture of excellence. In addition to his Board role with Cumming Group, Dr. Mahmoud presently serves as Executive Chairman of Qualus Corporation, a leading pure-play power services firm and an innovator at the forefront of the energy transition, and as Executive Chairman of Consor, a leading North American transportation and water infrastructure firm.

Dr. Mahmoud’s highly respected career spans more than 30 years in the engineering and construction industries serving the infrastructure, environment, commercial, industrial, oil and gas, mining, power, and government sectors. Throughout his distinguished career, Dr. Mahmoud has built a reputation as a highly regarded thought leader, culture builder, and is an accomplished strategist that consistently delivers extraordinary results.

Most recently Dr. Mahmoud served as the Global President and CEO of Golder, a leading global engineering and consulting firm with more than $1.2 billion in annual revenue, 7,500 employees, and 150+ offices globally. Prior to his tenure at Golder, Dr. Mahmoud held executive leadership roles at several industry-leading companies, including President of the $4.5-billion global infrastructure division of SNC-Lavalin, Group President at AMEC, and Group General Manager at URS. Dr. Hisham Mahmoud is a registered Professional Engineer and earned a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Arizona State University.