The Board of Elegant Hotels Group plc announced that Luke Johnson has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the Group with immediate effect. Luke Johnson is the Chairman of private equity house Risk Capital Partners LLP, and his extensive range of other public and private company roles include the chairmanships of Patisserie Holdings PLC, The Brighton Pier Group PLC, Arden Partners PLC, Bread Ltd, Neilson Active Holidays Ltd, The Draft House and Small Batch Coffee.