With over three decades of experience in business, I have established, acquired, managed, expanded, diversified, restructured, and sold both my own and clients' businesses - each with its own unique journey of success and learning. The Adam Purves Group, originally founded in 1879, has been in my family for five generations. I was appointed Director in 2000, and throughout my tenure, I have navigated the significant highs and lows that come with managing a diverse portfolio of operations across the motor industry, services, retail, and property development. Since becoming Managing Director in 2014, I have led extensive restructuring and refocusing efforts, realigning the company’s activities and resources. A recent milestone was the completion of our Melrose property development, which included securing a long-term retail lease with the Co-op and fully leasing the accompanying office space. In 2015, after selling my chartered accountancy practice to Douglas Home & Co., I have continued to collaborate with them through Andy Purves Ltd, providing business advisory services. My focus is on business growth, strategic development, and overcoming challenges such as raising finance. Additionally, I played a key role in establishing Tri Capital, a Scottish Borders-based business angel syndicate, in 2004. Since its inception, I have remained an active investor and serve as the syndicate's Company Secretary.

A qualified CA with nearly thirty years’ experience in a broad range of businesses, I joined Adam Purves in June 2010, taking over the general management of the company to allow Ian Purves to enjoy his retirement. Since then Adam Purves has achieved Gold Retailer status for Operational Excellence with Shell, and has focused its car dealership behind the Mitsubishi brand. We have reinvested in our property portfolio and undertaken our first major property development, opposite the Melrose Rugby Club, for the Co-operative. Before joining Adam Purves I was a Director at Emtelle – a world leader in the manufacture and supply of duct and fibre solutions. Prior to that I worked in the Finance industry in the Channel Islands. I trained with Grant Thornton in Edinburgh and also worked with KPMG in Guernsey. With my Finance background I bring a strong discipline to this function, and with my experience I help and support the team in their areas of speciality. Having been brought up in the Scottish Borders I have a passion for rugby. I am also a very keen golfer, and pro-actively ran junior golf for ten years at Minto Golf Club.

All my working life has consisted of customer facing roles. From the very beginning I was employed in the hospitality trade and then progressed into the retail industry. My working life has seen me travel from North to South where I was employed as a Bar manager for Whitbread brewery based in Maidstone Kent. Family commitments brought me back home to Scotland where I established a successful parcel delivery service. To regain some work life balance, I joined Adam Purves back in 2007. My retail understanding was such that I swiftly progressed to Forecourt Manager, being responsible for the day to day running of 14 Petrol Forecourts. Since my appointment I have been instrumental in the company achieving Gold retailer status for Shell in 2 consecutive years. Using our retail expertise, we identified an opportunity to re-establish a former post office in Galashiels to a convenience store. This opportunity was turned into reality in one month with the business having gone from strength to strength and is now the beating heart of the community. With my understanding of people and their attributes I have built a strong and devoted team who believe in delivering great customer service. My family are my backbone and to which have given me the drive to succeed.

From a very young age motor cars and selling have played a large part in my life and have always been at the forefront of my own personal interests especially within the classic car world. I joined what was Adam Purves 25 years ago, working alongside Ian & Kenneth Purves. Since my appointment I have seen many changes within our industry as well as many changes within our own business. It’s very rare to find one company that is steeped within the heritage that has went before us so I guess we are well qualified to discuss change. It also has to be said that it is very rare to find a business that has seen all the progressions within the motor industry from the first cars back in the early 1900s to what we see today with electric powered cars. This also includes petrol forecourts as these also play a big part in our business here in the Borders. Over the years myself and the team at Adam Purves have worked alongside Rover, Leyland Daf, Kia, Hyundai and worth a mention is perhaps some not so well known brands, Adly and Sao, probably a conversation for another day! Today I head up our award winning Mitsubishi site here in Tweedbank, prior to development of this site we were located at St Dunstan’s Melrose. My main focus is the continuation of change whilst focusing on delivering the best customer experience with our main partner Mitsubishi Motors, for this we are regularly selected as a five star dealership by our own customers. More recently I have also created what is known as Adam Purves Classics which brings added challenges as searching for prime stock takes time whilst seeking out the hidden gems that are rarely offered for sale. As a self confessed classic car nut I spend a good bit of my spare time working closely with the BVAC and Selkirk Car Rally as well as attending many car shows from the south to as a far north as Shetland, our own collection is interesting and diverse so please call me so to arrange a viewing.