PMKConsult has enhanced its ownership structure by making two senior team members partners. The regional project and commercial management consultancy firm said that Jon Whyte and John Vint already have senior leadership roles within its commercial and cost management business stream.
“The addition of Jon Whyte and John Vint as partners reiterates our commitment as a company to elevating our team and growing from within. This partnership demonstrates that commitment. Our recent company annual event had many leadership announcements and several of the team have had their growth trajectory mapped within the business. There is a lot of excitement and positive momentum in our offices around the region,” stated Kevin Woolley, CEO of PMKConsult.
Whyte has been a team member of PMKConsult for the past several years and leads the commercial management discipline for the consultancy. His vast portfolio of commercial management clients ranges from multi-platform real estate projects to hospitality, leisure, residential in addition to many other sectors, the firm said.
In late May 2021, PMKConsult acquired value management and cost consultancy firm ACS.
Whyte’s notable assignments include the completion of a high-end residential neighbourhood in Abu Dhabi, the QE2 upper deck, and a commercial real estate project delivering over 50,000sqm of floor area. He has also delivered commercial management services for major infrastructure projects in the UAE and the UK, it added.
Speaking about Vint, the statement notes that he joined PMKConsult through the acquisition of his previous entity, ACS Cost Consulting. Since the acquisition, Vint has grown the commercial management business stream for PMKConsult and guides a 20-member team along with Whyte.
Key wins for the business include commercial new-build and fitting-out, healthcare, hospitality, engineering, and airport related schemes. He is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and a qualified Expert Witness, who has recently contributed his expertise on cases that have all ruled in favour of his clients. He is actively growing this service within the business and has been throughout his career involved in many high-profile arbitration cases, the statement added.
In mid October 2022, the firm appointed Jesyka White as Director of Operations for the UAE.
Keenan Grote, Chief Operating Officer of PMKConsult stated, “Both Jon Whyte and John Vint have played an integral role in elevating PMKConsult’s business in particular the commercial management practice. Jon Whyte is taking leadership of the cost management delivery stream ensuring that our distinct and elevated client services are maintained throughout the business across regions, while John Vint is building the specialist services offering within the commercial management practice area. On the whole, the business stream has grown considerably under their guidance. This move strengthens the foundation of our organization and I believe that the team and our collaborators and clients will benefit.”
The firm’s commercial management business has recently grown to include assignments in KSA and the UK, with the addition of considerable key remits ongoing within the UAE including hospitality, residential, offices, medical, infrastructure and retail, the statement concluded.
In late January 2023, the firm appointed a new Human Resources Director.