The Old Monk Company, the pub operator run by Gerry Martin, brother of Wetherspoon's Tim,

has appointed a former top City financier, John Moxon non-executive director.

Moxon

was a founder director of the investment bank Beeson Gregory Group and he has held directorships in the past five years in Giardino Group and A to Z Restaurants.

The company wants to make use of his expertise in financing smaller quoted businesses.