Ben Hood, co-founder and former chief executive of Fourth, has joined the board of S4labour as non-executive director. Hood joins S4labour after 20 years at Fourth, with immediate effect. His appointment is part of the next stage of S4labour’s journey to support the hospitality sector.

Alastair Scott, chief executive of S4labour, said: “I feel privileged to have someone like Ben join our team. He will be a great help to us as we continue to create unique and mission-critical tools for the industry. S4labour is a very different and exciting proposition for him and together we will be able to make the best decisions we can to support this wonderful sector.” Hood added: “Alastair and the wider S4labour team really understand the sector and care a great deal about the operators. The level of innovation and ambition is really exciting, and I love how they are going about improving productivity across the sector. They believe in partnerships and service and have some fabulous success stories in such complex times. I am pleased to help them with the next chapter.”