Katerina Giannouka

Katerina was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Jumeirah Group in December 2022. 

Katerina is a recognised professional in the international hospitality industry, with over 20 years’ experience in business leadership, operations, hotel development, asset management and strategic advisory. Her passion and expertise lie in building and empowering resilient teams, fostering inclusive culture, and driving organisational change to accelerate growth and deliver stakeholder value.

She joins Jumeirah Group having spent a decade in Asia, working for ultra-luxury Rosewood Hotels & Resorts as well as Radisson Hotel Group, where, as President of the Asia-Pacific region, she led the execution of a comprehensive 5-year business transformation plan, delivering unprecedented growth for the company.

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Thomas B. Meier

Thomas B. Meier joined Jumeirah Group as Chief Operating Officer in October 2021. Having studied at the Ecole Hotelière de Lausanne, Thomas started his career in general hotel management roles in Asia and rose through the ranks to lead operations for Raffles globally.

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Michael Heyes

Michael Heyes was appointed as Chief Financial Officer of Jumeirah Group in October 2022. Prior to his appointment as Chief Financial Officer, Michael had served as Senior Vice President since July 2019, where he led the Group’s Corporate Finance functions including Group FP&A, Financial Reporting, Tax and Treasury, alongside financial oversight of Jumeirah’s Restaurants and Leasing businesses.

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Ellen Dubois du Bellay

As Chief Human Resources Officer, Ellen’s goal is to create an employee-driven culture and an environment that encourages empowering leadership and strong customer-focused outcomes. She believes in partnering with all aspects of the organisation to create innovative ways to source, hire, develop, lead and inspire people to be their best selves.

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Alexander Lee

As Chief Commercial Officer, Alex is responsible for executing the group’s cohesive commercial strategy to enable Jumeirah’s portfolio of businesses to grow revenues, profits and market share.

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David Weir

David Weir was appointed as General Counsel for Jumeirah Group in November 2018. David brings over 13 years of experience handling a wide range of complex international hospitality, real estate and development projects in both top tier law firms and the hospitality industry, including US firm Jones Day, and most recently Movenpick Hotels and Resorts.

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