Jumeirah Group to evolve luxury wellness offering with appointment of Vice President for Wellbeing

Jumeirah Group to evolve luxury wellness offering with appointment of Vice President for Wellbeing

Dubai, UAE: Jumeirah Group, the luxury hospitality company and member of Dubai Holding, has announced the appointment of Niamh O’Connell as its first Vice President of Wellbeing, Group and Corporate. The move is part of the Group’s renewed focus to elevate the wellness offering across its portfolio and craft distinctive experiences that meet the needs of today’s discerning luxury traveller. With nearly three decades of experience in luxury wellness and hospitality across Europe, the United States, and the Asia Pacific region, O’Connell will work alongside Jumeirah Group’s hotel and operations teams to craft an all-encompassing wellbeing strategy. This will include spa services, fitness offerings, longevity programmes, therapies, and holistic wellness as well as branding, design and programming. Katerina Giannouka, Chief Executive Officer of Jumeirah Group, said: “The relationship our guests have with wellness and wellbeing today has transcended from isolated treatments offering a functional fix, to an all-encompassing guided approach to longevity, life balance and self-care. Niamh is a world class expert in this space and I’m delighted to have her join our team at Jumeirah Group as the Vice President of Wellbeing. This is a new role we deemed essential as we begin to invest strongly in advancing our