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. With a passion for innovation coupled with a wealth of commercial experience and specialist knowledge in management agreements, leases and new developments, David will be a particular asset to Jumeirah’s ongoing international growth strategy. An Irish national, David has a degree in Law with European Law from the University of Nottingham and Università degli Studi di Parma, Italy.