Lord Digby Jones has been appointed senior adviser to the Harvey Nash Group, the global professional recruitment consultancy and IT outsourcing service provider.

Jones, former CBI director-general and minister of UK Trade & Investment, joins the organisation to share his experience as a global business ambassador and further help the company’s growth in the UK and international markets.

Harvey Nash group chief executive, Albert Ellis, says: “Lord Jones is a long standing friend and business associate of Harvey Nash. With his passion for British businesses and his belief that UK plc can make the difference, we welcome Lord Jones onto the team at Harvey Nash and look forward to working with him to further build on our market-leading position.”