Dubai, October 25, 2010: Jumeirah, the Dubai-based luxury Hospitality Company and member of Dubai Holding, has appointed Fernando Gibaja as General Manager of Jumeirah Port Soller on the island of Mallorca, Spain.

Fernando Gibaja, a Spanish citizen, joins Jumeirah from the Mandarin Oriental Riviera Maya in Mexico, before which he ran the Aqua Cancun Hotel & Resort. His career from 1994-2007 was with the Ritz-Carlton Group in a wide range of roles in hotels in the USA, Spain, Turkey, Mexico and Singapore.

As General Manager of Jumeirah Port Soller, Fernando Gibaja will be running one of the most luxurious resorts on Mallorca, consisting of 92 elegantly appointed rooms and a further 25 suites with spectacular views over the Balearic Sea, 4 restaurants, a Talise spa and three pools. The property is expected to open in 2011.

Fernando Gibaja has a master's degree in hotel management from the Universidad Politecnica, Madrid, as well as a BSc in Business Administation from the Escuela Superior de Hosteleria y Turismo, Madrid.

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Notes to Editors
Please see the attached photograph of Fernando Gibaja, General Manager of Jumeirah Port Soller
About Jumeirah Group:

Jumeirah Group, the Dubai-based luxury hospitality company and a member of Dubai Holding, operates a world-class portfolio of hotels and resorts. Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts includes Burj Al Arab, Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Jumeirah Emirates Towers, Madinat Jumeirah, Jumeirah The Meydan and Jumeirah Bab Al Shams in Dubai; Jumeirah Carlton Tower and Jumeirah Lowndes Hotel in London; and Jumeirah Essex House in New York. Jumeirah Group also runs the luxury serviced residences brand Jumeirah Living; the spa brand Talise; Jumeirah Restaurants; Wild Wadi Waterpark; The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management; and Sirius, its global loyalty programme. Jumeirah Group has recently unveiled VENU Hotels, a contemporary lifestyle hotel brand.

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