TPC Publications has appointed Jon Keyte as its new chairman.

Mr Keyte, who qualified as a chartered accountant with Price Waterhouse Coopers, was a founding director of Virgin Cars taking the business from the drawing board to leading the market in online car sales.

He joins TPC  - which publishes Accelerate Bristol, a free fortnightly motoring publication with a distribution of 120,000 across the Bristol area - bringing with him 20 years’ experience of running small businesses.

Peter Yates-Round, managing director of TPC Publications, said: "We are particularly pleased Jon is joining us, bringing his knowledge of raising money for small, fast-growing businesses that break the traditional mould.

"We believe this completes the team that will make Accelerate Bristol and its associated titles successful both in Bristol and our other targeted areas."

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