Igor Dabik and Valentin Villalbi Join RS&H to Lead Investment & Acquisition Strategies
Igor Dabik
[Jacksonville, FL] RS&H is pleased to announce that Igor Dabik and Valentin Villalbi have joined the national architecture, engineering and consulting firm as senior vice presidents of Corporate Investment Strategy.Together, they will develop and lead the firm’s strategy for corporate investments, building a pipeline of targeted opportunities and driving an acquisition program to advance the firm’s market and service growth objectives.
“Dabik and Villalbi‘s combined experience in organizational leadership, investment strategy and transactional excellence will accelerate RS&H’s growth,” said Chief Strategy Officer Bryan Nicol. He went on to add, “Acquisitive growth is a key strategy in RS&H’s expansion of offerings to our clients and long-term investment in our employees, who are all associate-owners.”
Valentin Villalbi
“It’s an exciting time to join RS&H,” said Dabik. “The US infrastructure and real assets landscape is undergoing a meaningful transformation fueled by communities’ sharpened sense of need and a desire to reinvent themselves for a better future. I am thrilled to focus on capturing both the positive momentum and opportunities that come along with this renaissance – and contribute toward the growth of RS&H.”
Valentin added, “RS&H’s technical expertise, its deep commitment to its associates, and an appealing growth vision represent a unique opportunity to participate in the development of a leading AEC firm. I look forward to working with the team on exciting new opportunities.”
Both Dabik and Villalbi spent the last six years at Deloitte, a Big 4 consulting firm, where they co-led the infrastructure investment advisory business as part of the firm’s valuation and modeling practice. Prior to that they were both project finance investment bankers, focusing on energy and infrastructure transactions in the U.S. and internationally. Additionally, Dabik worked in corporate development and M&A at Enviva, and Villalbi worked in engineering and construction at Technip, Ponticelli, Air Liquide, and Renault.
Dabik holds a master’s degree in security studies from Georgetown University and a bachelor’s degree in government from St. Lawrence University. Villalbi holds a master’s degree in business from Georgetown University and a master’s degree in chemical engineering from École Centrale de Marseille.
About RS&H
Employee-owned, RS&H is one of the nation’s leading architecture, engineering and consulting firms whose associates work hard every day to create a more connected future where everyone can thrive. We offer an exceptional journey from start to future for clients in the aerospace, aviation, corporate, federal, health and science, and transportation. Our integrated teams translate experience into insight, turn challenges into opportunities and build relationships that are as strong as the buildings and infrastructure we deliver together. RS&H can be reached at 1.800.741.2014 or rsandh.com.