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Tom Farmer is a Scottish businessman and the founder of [[Kwik Fit]]
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Tom Farmer (Born 10 July 1940) is a Scottish businessman and the founder of [[Kwik Fit]].  He is honorary president of the [[Entrepreneurial Exchange]] an elite networking group<ref>See Entrepreneurial Exchange:[http://www.entex.co.uk/defaultpage1231cef0.aspx?pageID=728 website]</ref>
  
From the [[Entrepreneurial Exchange]] [http://www.entex.co.uk/defaultpage1231cef0.aspx?pageID=728 website]:
 
  
Born:               10 July 1940
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==Background==
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Education: St Mary's Primary School and Holy Cross Academy, Edinburgh
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Family Status:    Married - 37 years, wife Anne.  One daughter (36), One son (35)<ref>See Entrepreneurial Exchange:[http://www.entex.co.uk/defaultpage1231cef0.aspx?pageID=728 website]</ref>
  
Education:        St Mary's Primary School and Holy Cross Adacemy, Edinburgh
 
  
Family Status:    Married - 37 years, wife Anne.  One daughter (36), One son (35)
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==Affiliations==
  
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Chairman - [[Scotland Against Drugs]] Campaign | Chairman of the Trustees of the [[Duke of Edinburgh's Award]] | Non-Executive Director - [[My Travel Group plc]] | Member of the Development Board of the [[Royal College of Surgeons]], Edinburgh | Trustee of the [[Clerk Maxwell Cancer Research Fund]] | President [[Queen Margaret University College Foundation]] | Honorary President of the [[Entrepreneurial Exchange]]
 
 
Business: Sir Tom is the founder of Kwik-Fit.
 
 
 
 
 
 
==Present Appointments==
 
 
 
Chairman - [[Scotland Against Drugs]] Campaign
 
 
 
Chairman of the Trustees of the [[Duke of Edinburgh's Award]]
 
 
 
Non-Executive Director - [[My Travel Group plc]]
 
 
 
Member of the Development Board of the [[Royal College of Surgeons]], Edinburgh
 
 
 
Trustee of the [[Clerk Maxwell Cancer Research Fund]]
 
 
 
President [[Queen Margaret University College Foundation]]
 
 
 
Honorary President of the [[Entrepreneurial Exchange]]
 
 
 
 
  
 
==Honours & Awards==
 
==Honours & Awards==
  
2002    Honorary Degree of Doctor of the University College, Queen Margaret Uni.
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*2002    Honorary Degree of Doctor of the University College, Queen Margaret Uni.
 
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*2000    Recipient of the Golden Plate Award - [[American Academy of Achievement]]
2000    Recipient of the Golden Plate Award - American Academy of Achievement
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*1999    Scotland's Elite Leader of the Year Award
 
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*1998    The [[Institute of Management]] Gold Medal
1999    Scotland's Elite Leader of the Year Award
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*1997    Knights Bachelor in the Queen's Birthday Honours List
 
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*1997    Knight Commander with Star of the Order of St Gregory the Great
1998    The [[Institute of Management]] Gold Medal
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*1996    Degree of Doctor honoris causa, University of Edinburgh
 
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*1996    [[Entrepreneurial Exchange]] - Exceptional Achievement Award
1997    Knights Bachelor in the Queen's Birthday Honours List
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*1996    Honorary Degree of Doctor of Technology, [[Glasgow Caledonian University]]
 
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*1996    [[Clydesdale Bank]] Corporate Citizenship Award
1997    Knight Commander with Star of the Order of St Gregory the Great
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*1996    Officer in de Orde van Orange-Nassau of the Netherlands
 
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*1994    Fellow of the [[Scottish Vocation Education Council]]
1996    Degree of Doctor honoris causa, University of Edinburgh
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*1993    Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration, [[Napier University]]
 
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*1993    The Knight Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
1996    Entrepreneurial Exchange - Exceptional Achievement Award
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*1990    CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List
 
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*1989    Scottish Businessman of the Year
1996    Honorary Degree of Doctor of Technology, Glasgow Caledonian University
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*1989 The [[Scottish Free Enterprise Award]] from [[Aims of Industry]]<ref>Severin Carrell Tireless supporter of underprivileged, ''The Scotsman'' February 29, 1996, Thursday SECTION: Pg. 6</ref>
 
 
1996    [[Clydesdale Bank]] Corporate Citizenship Award
 
 
 
1996    Officer in de Orde van Orange-Nassau of the Netherlands
 
 
 
1994    Fellow of the [[Scottish Vocation Education Council]]
 
 
 
1993    Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration, Napier University
 
  
1993    The Knight Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
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==PR and lobbying firms==
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*[[Written Words]] <ref>Written Words [http://www.writtenwords.co.uk/samples.php Samples]</ref>
  
1990    CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List
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==Notes==
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1989    Scottish Businessman of the Year
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[[Category:Scottish Corporate Elite|Farmer, Tom]]

Latest revision as of 08:04, 5 April 2009

Tom Farmer (Born 10 July 1940) is a Scottish businessman and the founder of Kwik Fit. He is honorary president of the Entrepreneurial Exchange an elite networking group[1]


Background

Education: St Mary's Primary School and Holy Cross Academy, Edinburgh Family Status: Married - 37 years, wife Anne. One daughter (36), One son (35)[2]


Affiliations

Chairman - Scotland Against Drugs Campaign | Chairman of the Trustees of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award | Non-Executive Director - My Travel Group plc | Member of the Development Board of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh | Trustee of the Clerk Maxwell Cancer Research Fund | President Queen Margaret University College Foundation | Honorary President of the Entrepreneurial Exchange

Honours & Awards

PR and lobbying firms

Notes

  1. See Entrepreneurial Exchange:website
  2. See Entrepreneurial Exchange:website
  3. Severin Carrell Tireless supporter of underprivileged, The Scotsman February 29, 1996, Thursday SECTION: Pg. 6
  4. Written Words Samples