RISE Appoints Guenther Preuhs Vice President of Program Controls

Chicago, September 24, 2007:

The Rise Group is pleased to announce the advancement of Guenther Preuhs to the position of Vice President of the company, effective immediately.

About Guenther Preuhs

Mr. Preuhs assumes the title of Vice President after having been Director of the Rise Group Program Controls team, which has provided Controls services for over $6 billion in construction programs for clients including the Chicago Housing Authority, the Illinois State Tollway Authority, O’Hare International Airport, and The University of Chicago. Mr. Preuhs’ personal expertise extends to airports, tollways and highways, railways and other infrastructure, and civic, medical and residential buildings.

Since 1999, Mr. Preuhs has pioneered and evolved The Rise Group’s approach to Program Controls. Preuhs was mentored in Program Controls by Robert Prasch, industry veteran and Rise expert in the field of Program Management. Today Preuhs’ expertise encompasses all aspects of project and program-level control systems, methodologies and procedures. Prior to his arrival at Rise, Preuhs held engineering and consulting positions in Austria.

Rise President Jack Hartman says “We are enthusiastic to have Guenther’s leadership, intellect and disciplined approach as part of our senior management team. Guenther’s overarching vision for the potential positive impact of Program Controls ensures that Rise Program Controls teams undertake projects with gold standard insights, means, methods and skills. Our clients in every sector, from Anchorage to Chicago, Boston and London, have profited from Guenther's customization of Rise Program Controls."

Mr. Preuhs has authored numerous white papers in the field of Program Controls. He has lectured at the School of Engineering at Northwestern University, and advises engineering co-op interns at Rise. Under Guenther’s direction, The Rise Group serves as a beta-test site for Program Controls software developers.

“With Program Controls, Rise’s goal is to make it easier for clients to access individual project-level and summary program-level performance data and analyses, virtually in real time. We streamline the client’s interface with critical information, enable proactive decision-making, and engender trust among stakeholders,” says Mr. Preuhs.

Austrian by birth, Mr. Preuhs is fluent in English and German. He earned a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from Technical University and a Bachelor of Science in Structural Engineering from Technical College, both in Vienna. He completed graduate courses and wrote his thesis in the School of Engineering at Northwestern University. He is a founding member of the Planning Engineers Organization (PEO), and is a member of the Austrian Association of Engineers and Architects (OIAV).

About Rise

The Rise Group is an international construction program management, technical services and strategy consulting company which directs capital improvement projects and infrastructure programs from concept to completion. The firm collaborates with clients in virtually every industry, including aviation, toll ways and highways, railways and other infrastructure, and civic, educational, medical, and residential buildings. Rise uses leadership, industry knowledge, and customized Program Controls systems to deliver solutions to tough challenges.

Rise has offices in Chicago, Anchorage, Boston and London, Rise ranks 34th on the ENR Top 40 Program Management Firms roster for 2007. Rise’s pure focus on owners’ representation enhances the firm’s ability to deliver unbiased, unvarnished counsel and to provide a high degree of confidence and certainty to clients and other stakeholders.