Patrick Dardis, business development and marketing director with the ill-fated Grey Archer internet buying business, is understood to be joining Young & Co, the south London brewer, as operations director.

Grey Archer, which was set up to supply internet services and support for pubs., collapsed in September with losses of £26.7m and just 800 customers. It had been funded by Nomura.

Young's is also understood to be continuing its search to find a new chief executive to replace Pat Read.