Chris is Regional Director for the Middle East, based in our Dubai office. He has been engaged in adjusting practice leadership roles for over 35 years, working in a variety of specialist positions handling large and complex claims in the Middle East, Europe, the Caribbean, South America, and Asia. Over a combined 18 years working in the Middle East in two spells, Chris has managed a portfolio of high-profile multi-million-dollar energy related cases involving Oil Refineries, Petrochemical Plants, LNG facilities, Power Plants, Concentrated Solar Plants, Land Rigs, Offshore Platforms, Jack-up Rigs and Subsea Infrastructure. Before joining GRS, Chris was Global Head of Natural Resources at Crawford and prior to that, held Managing Director positions with Charles Tayor Adjusting, Braemar (Steege) and Matthews Daniel. Chris’s main areas of expertise encompass Onshore and Offshore Oil and Gas, Petrochemicals and Refining, Power Generation and Utilities, Renewable Energy, CAR/EAR, Industrial Property, and Business Interruption/Delay in Start-Up/LOPI.

Emma Evans, who joined GRS in 2021, has extensive experience in renewable energy claims, with a specialty in solar energy. Before joining GRS, she was a loss adjuster at Advanta Global Services and Renewable Energy Loss Adjusters, where she handled a variety of renewable energy construction and operational claims, including wind, solar, and biomass energy assets.

Emma’s technical knowledge enables her to advise insureds on appropriate loss mitigation, repair, and salvage strategies, as well as work with forensic accountants on business interruption and delay in startup claims. She holds a first-class degree in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge and a Certificate from the Chartered Insurance Institute.