KCS, the independent automotive consulting and software business, has appointed Paul Styles as business development director.

He is now responsible for managing key accounts and growing business with manufacturers and retailer groups in the UK and Europe.

Styles has a background in IT operations having most recently been the general manager of the Toyota and Lexus retailer systems division and has spent the majority of his working career in the automotive systems sector.

Ritchie Kelk, KCS managing director, said: “KCS already has a good business relationship with a number of manufacturers and dealer groups and it is our aspiration to build on this and become a business with a broad base of high profile clients.”