Celtic's famous green and white hooped jersey may still be waiting to make its debut on the catwalk, but the club's boardroom will have a designer feel after Brian Duffy was appointed to the Parkhead board.

Duffy, a life-long Celtic fan, is the group director, Europe, of Polo Ralph Lauren, a company at which he has worked for almost seven years.

Duffy will serve as an independent non-executive director of Celtic, with the Scottish Premier League club hoping to draw upon his experience to boost revenues through merchandising and brand development.

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Celtic chairman Dr John Reid told City AM: "We will be drawing upon his enormous experience in UK and international retail operations, merchandising and brand development as we look to build our business further in the coming years."

Duffy, who was brought up as a Celtic fan in Glasgow, spoke of his pride at the appointment, saying he felt honoured to join the Celtic board.