CDC Announce Appointment of New Director to the Board

1st August 2025

Contract Dispute Consultants, Asia’s leading construction claims and dispute avoidance consultancy are delighted to announce the appointment of Richard Feehan to the Board of Directors. Richard is a seasoned business and human resources specialist with extensive experience across South East Asia, the Middle East and India.

David Feehan, Director of Contract Dispute Consultants, stated “We are delighted to welcome Richard to the Contract Dispute team. He brings an enormous wealth of regional business experience into the organisation. Richard will lead overseas office expansion, enhancement of backroom systems, along with staff development and retention. This is a significant appointment for the company and indicates our commitment to Asia, and to delivering the highest standards of service to our clients wherever they do business. I’m confident that Richard’s background with global organisations will lead to a step change in CDC’s service to current clients and boost our expansion plans.”

Richard stated “I am excited to join the Contract Dispute team at this stage in the Company’s development.  The team have created a reputation for quality which is a great platform upon which to expand the business.  The investment in infrastructure across Asia Pacific and Oceania economies continues and therefore major contractors are going to be busier than ever.  It has been great to see the team already opening a Singapore office this year, the first of many.  I look forward to working with the CDC team to help them deliver quality advice to clients across a broader range of projects and markets.”

With offices in Hong Kong and Singapore, CDC are Asia’s leading claims and contractual consultancy providing support to first tier contractors working on complex infrastructure and building projects worldwide. We work to manage and minimise contractual risk to assist contractors in negotiating early resolution of issues before they escalate. Recent assignments have included advising contractors on NEC3 and NEC4 projects involving metro, tunnels and water works. Other assignments have included rail projects in Canada and Hong Kong, cable stayed bridges in the United States, Canada and Hong Kong, power projects in the UK and airport projects.