Cox Enterprises announced it elected Henry Parry-Okeden to its board of directors Thursday. The entrepreneur in the hospitality industry is also the great-grandson of James Cox, the company's founder. Parry-Okeden joins business leaders and three generations of Cox family members, Anne Cox Chambers, Jim Kennedy, Alex Taylor and Jamie Kennedy.

"We are excited that Henry is joining Cox's board and will play a role in shaping the future of the company," said Cox Enterprises chairman Jim Kennedy. "He understands our core businesses and brings experience in launching and growing startups, as well as international business."

Parry-Okeden co-founded InvitedHome, a hospitality company where he currently leads growth strategy and oversees expansion into new markets.

Before InvitedHome, Parry-Okeden founded the Oakview Group, served as a sales and marketing manager at Shanghai Vision, worked as a Techstars associate and spent two years with Cox Communications.