UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 10, 2015

HILL INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (215) 309-7700

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o                      Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o                      Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On November 10, 2015, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Hill International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), voted to appoint Steven R. Curts as an additional independent member of the Board, effective immediately. The initial term of Mr. Curts’ appointment will be from November 10, 2015 until the annual meeting of stockholders in 2017. Mr. Curts will serve as the Chairman of the Board’s Compensation Committee and as a member of the Audit Committee.

Mr. Curts has over 30 years of experience, primarily in technology and business services. He has served as Chief Strategy Officer for American Express Global Business Travel since May 2014. Prior to that, Mr. Curts was a Vice President with Dell, Inc. from November 2009 to December 2013. Before that, he worked for 20 years with Perot Systems Corp., in numerous roles, including President of its Commercial Solutions Group, Vice President of Corporate Planning and Financial Operations, and Vice President of Finance. Mr. Curts earned his B.B.A. in accounting from Southern Methodist University.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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