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Latin AmericaVenezuelaMexicoBrazilColombiaBIOGRAPHIESHugh Gallagher BSc MRICS MIE Accredited MediatorHugh has worked extensively in Latin America since 1995 acquiring particular expertise in civilengineering, construction, pipeline, directional drilling and business interruption.Significant losses/projects handledWater Authority tunnel collapse, Colombia Defective property, oil and gas pipelines, BoliviaEmbankment failure, PanamaPlant theft, banana farm complex, BelizeBridge directional drilling, ColombiaDefective foundation hotel development, EcuadorDSU issues, gas treatment plant, Costa Rica Fire, fruit process plant, GuatemalaRoadway subsidence, PeruRoof collapse, aluminium production facility, ColombiaContact details - Bogotá, ColombiaTel: +57 1 349 1105 | Mobile: +57 310 320 1785 | Email: hgallagher@construction-cl.comMartin Faller AMIMMartin has 20 years of insurance experience, initially working for an insurance broker and then moved to areinsurer, responsible for the claims handling of all non-life business. He has been involved in engineeringrisks, mainly hydropower plants.Significant losses/projects handledHydropower plant, Brazil APEX Silver Mines, Bolivia Eletronorte BrazilGas and Steam turbine, Brazil UHE Celso Furtado, Brazil UHE CERAN, BrazilPetrobras HDD, Brazil CSN, Brazil Usiminas, BrazilContact details - São Paulo, BrazilTel: +55 11 3060 2200 | Mobile: +55 11 8280 2947 | Email: mfaller@construction-cl.comSteve Clayton ACII FCILASteve joined the adjusting profession in 1977 and has worked in Latin America since 1982. His diverseexperience extends to most classes of business, but he specialises in all risks and boiler and machinerylosses, with attendant business interruption exposures in mining and utilities industries.Significant losses/projects handledBreakdown of 350 MW electrical generator (alternator), MexicoEnvironmental pollution, allegedly caused by lead smelter, Mexico.Flood damage at various hydroelectric plants, MexicoStorm damage to T & D lines, MexicoContact details - Mexico City, MexicoTel: +52 55 5322 5710 | Mobile: +52 1 55 5407 7956 | Email: sclayton@construction-cl.comCesar Diez ME MScCesar joined our Caracas office in 1995 as a mechanical engineer with postgraduate studies in environmentalengineering. He specialises in industrial risks, machinery breakdown and energy, engineering and contractor’s lossesand has also been involved in various catastrophes including El Salvador earthquake in 2001.Significant losses/projects handled100 MW Yuncan hydro construction project, PerúConstruction of the 32 inches diameter and 3100 km long gas pipeline Santa Cruz, Bolivia to Porto Alegre, BrazilConstruction of an Iron Pellet Plant, VenezuelaConstruction of a Petrochemical Complex, VenezuelaContact details -Caracas, VenezuelaTel: +58 212 286 4635 | Mobile: +58 412 277 7257 | Email: cdiez@construction-cl.com17