About Us

Meet the Team

Hani Awad

Chief Executive Officer

For nearly 30 years, Toraza’s Chief Executive Officer, Hani Awad, has been and continues to be a leader in the development of infrastructure and industrial projects on a global scale. With a background in entrepreneurship and finance, Hani specializes in the development of P3 projects, corporate restructuring, policy reform, and the management of economic change.

Amer Hadidi

Chief Commercial Officer

An expert in international trade regulation and infrastructure development, Amer Hadidi brings decades of experience to his role as Toraza’s Chief Commercial Officer. As the former Minister of Industry and Trade in Jordan, former CEO of the Royal Jordanian Airlines and former advisor to the King of Jordan, Amer has spearheaded trade negotiations and led the development of key public partnership projects.

Amin Kawar

Chief Training Officer

A highly skilled professional with hands-on experience in the development of major transit projects, Amin Kawar, is Toraza’s Chief Training Officer. Amin’s background in strategic P3 transport projects is complemented by his strong academic interests, having held teaching positions at the German Jordanian University and Logistics Institute in Canada.

Alyssa Gray

Operations Manager

With a career heavily rooted in education, Alyssa has a wide breadth of knowledge and experience in marketing, communications, administration, and management across several sectors, including energy, technology, and education. As the Operations Manager, Alyssa oversees all of Toraza’s daily operations, ensuring systems, processes and training programs are running smoothly and efficiently

Maurice Diamond

Director, PPP Services (EMEA)

An experienced PPP advisor, trainer and coach, Maurice was one of the first APMG accredited Certified CP3P trainers and is certified to train at all three levels. Maurice is a Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy with a degree in Economics and Public Administration from London University.

Gilles Turcotte

Senior Associate

A seasoned professional with 25+ years of success in International Business & Project Development in the infrastructure, transportation, energy and aerospace/defence industries. Gilles holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Université de Sherbrooke and an MBA, International Business from McGill University.

Christina Vickery

Associate

A Certified P3 (Public-Private Partnerships) Professional (CP3P) and Project Management Professional (PMP), Christina has 14 years of experience in the heavy civil construction industry. Christina holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering – Structural and Geotechnical from McMaster University.

Juan Umaña