Tom Farmer
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
2002 Honorary Degree of Doctor of the University College, Queen Margaret Uni.
2000 Recipient of the Golden Plate Award - American Academy of Achievement
1999 Scotland's Elite Leader of the Year Award
1998 The Institute of Management Gold Medal
1997 Knights Bachelor in the Queen's Birthday Honours List
1997 Knight Commander with Star of the Order of St Gregory the Great
1996 Degree of Doctor honoris causa, University of Edinburgh
1996 Entrepreneurial Exchange - Exceptional Achievement Award
1996 Honorary Degree of Doctor of Technology, Glasgow Caledonian University
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
1990 CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List
1989 Scottish Businessman of the Year
