influential black Briton Piers Linney becomes new member of BBC2's Dragons' Den

Cloud computing pioneer Piers Linney becomes the new member of the BBC 2 show Dragons' Den, replacing Theo Paphitis.

Linney, the joint chief executive of Outsourcery, previously featured on TV in the Channel 4 show Secret Millionaire.

Linney will join regulars Duncan Bannatyne, Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden and another new Dragon, interior designer Kelly Hoppen (who replaced Hilary Devey).

In the show business leaders hear pitches from entrepreneurs before deciding whether to invest.

Linney, a qualified solicitor also worked as an investment banker and venture capital fund manager and was named in The Power List of the UK's 100 most influential black Britons. His company Outsourcery was launched in 2007 and employs 150 people across the UK.

Adapted from information at: www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21734003