Sir David Michels (born 1946) is a British business executive.
[1] His father, a German Jew, escaped to England shortly before World War II.
[4] Michels started his career in the hotel business by working for Grand Metropolitan for seventeen years.
[5] He served on the board of directors of the Jumeirah Group (now part of Dubai Holding), the Savoy Hotel (now part of FRHI Hotels & Resorts), British Land, RAB Capital, the Arcadia Group and Paramount Restaurants.
[11] In May 2012, he spoke at a fundraiser taking place at the Royal Automobile Club which raised £50,000 for Langdon, a Jewish non-profit organisation which provides housing for the disabled.