Chris Ingram

Chris was appointed as non-executive chairman of Vitesse Media in October 2014 and became executive chairman in February 2016. He spent the early years of his business career in the media communications and marketing industry. He is regarded as the inventor of the modern media agency, having started The Media Department (TMD) in 1972 and Chris Ingram Associates (CIA) in 1976, which he built into an international, publicly quoted business (Tempus Group), with offices in 29 countries and a turnover of £2 billion. The business was sold to WPP in 2001 for £430 million and is now MEC.