The managing director of a Gloucestershire hotel has been appointed as the new chairman of industry body the Pride of Britain Hotels.
Mark Chambers, the managing director of The Greenway Hotel and Spa near Cheltenham, will head up the collective of luxury and independent hotels around the country.
He takes over from Sue Williams - who also manages the Whatley Manor hotel in Wiltshire - as the chair of the organisation, which was established in 1983 and is headquartered in the Cotswolds.
