Beds & Bars, the pub-meets-hostel operator, has announced the appointment of Duncan Robertson as its new digital, marketing and communications director. Robertson joined the company five years ago as web manager. Murray Roberts, group sales and marketing director at Beds & Bars, said: “We are delighted to be able to again appoint a new member of our board from within. This is reward for all the hard work Duncan has put in for the company over the last five years. It is a testament to his hard work and our passion for people development.”