Andrew Scobie

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Financial Director at PureGym

United Kingdom

Overview

Andrew Scobie is a commercially-focused Chartered Accountant with over 15 years of experience as a CFO and Finance Director. He specializes in leading finance functions for high-growth, multi-site businesses within the consumer, fitness, and hospitality sectors, particularly those backed by private equity. He holds a Masters degree from the University of St Andrews and trained with Deloitte.


His career has a distinct focus on steering the financial strategy for premium, multi-site health and fitness brands.

Personality Overview

Big Picture Person

Full Of Energy

Enthusiastic

Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions.  They are always positive and upbeat, so take their promises with a pinch of salt. They are friendly, approachable and love to make new connections.

Topics They Care About

PE-Backed Businesses
Has a proven track record leading finance for private equity-backed portfolio companies, including most recently as CFO at United Fitness Brands.
Fitness & Wellness Sector
His career shows a deep immersion in the health and fitness industry, holding senior finance roles at PureGym, Virgin Active, and United Fitness Brands.
Multi-site Operations
Expertise in managing the financial complexities of growing, multi-site consumer businesses like Vapiano, PureGym, and Virgin Active.

Media Appearances

Andrew has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2025
Financial Director at PureGym
10-2024 - 5-2025
Chief Financial Officer at United Fitness Brands
5-2024 - 9-2024
Financial Director at Vapiano UK
3-2022 - 12-2023
Financial Director at Virgin Active
1-2019 - 3-2022
Head Of Finance at Virgin Active

Education

Education details unavailable from ICAEW
2003 - 2007
Master's degree from University of St Andrews

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Insights For Selling To Andrew

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Speak enthusiastically with energy, maintain a clear and confident tone
  • Talk about their team and how your product will help them do things better and easier
  • Use adjectives like ‘amazing’, ‘coolest’, ‘unbelievable’ etc.

DONT's

  • Avoid overloading them with too much detail
  • Don’t be too formal, focus on building comfort and trust
  • Avoid cutting into their flow

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Andrew is

  • Relationship and rapport can play an important role, sometimes more than the other factors.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Andrew

  • They will probably never say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Andrew move?

  • They are not the quickest decision makers, their friendly attitude could be misleading.
  • Can Andrew take some risk or not?

  • They can take certain risks that are unlikely to have personal consequences.

You And Andrew

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