Decades of experience. One goal: turning concept into reality.
Meritus Development is based in Dubai, UAE, with a presence in London, Abu Dhabi and Lusaka, Zambia. From our Dubai headquarters, our team travels extensively throughout the Middle East and Africa, extending a trusted network built over 50+ years of combined development experience. Due to frequent and extensive travel, our team is often the first to hear of new investment opportunities firsthand.
Through years of involvement in the region, we've seen too many good investment opportunities stumble for reasons that are entirely avoidable. It starts with strong relationships — without them, no amount of due diligence, business plans or contracts will make a project succeed.
Experienced leadership across development, finance, legal and strategy
Andrew Lemon
UK chartered architect with 35 years of experience in design, construction and property development. Has created assets in the UK, Russia, Indonesia, Oman and the UAE.
Vimbai Hungwe
Chartered Accountant and seasoned strategist with a proven track record building and running successful operations for companies including Careem.
Christopher Wragg
Chartered Quantity Surveyor (FRICS) with 35+ years across North America, Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia. CEO of BWA Middle East PM Services LLC.
Tristan Hawkey
Market entry and FDI specialist with extensive experience leading high-level trade missions across Saudi Arabia, the UAE, the wider GCC and the USA.
Mohammed Al Dahbashi
Leading Emirati lawyer with broad commercial and corporate law experience including restructuring, complex contract negotiations and joint ventures.
Peter Gray
Co-founder of Meritus and co-founding partner of ADG Legal. Cambridge-educated lawyer with African experience dating to 1994.
Masimba Hungwe
Director of Logistics with deep operational experience across the region, now leading Meritus's energy infrastructure mandates.