Scottish born executive David Adams has added to his boardroom portfolio after agreeing to join Elegant Hotels.

Mr Adams will join the company, which operates hotels in Barbados, as a non-executive director.

He is currently chairman of Conviviality and on the board at Halfords, Hornby and Fevertree Drinks.

He was previously deputy chief executive at House of Fraser and the executive chairman of Jessops.

Simon Sherwood, chairman of Elegant Hotels, said: "We are delighted that David has agreed to join the Board of Elegant Hotels.

“His considerable experience across a variety of consumer-facing businesses will be invaluable as we continue to establish ourselves as a listed company and pursue our long-term expansion plans."