Scott M. Purviance became the chief executive officer of Amwins on May 1, 2018. One of the company’s first employees, Scott joined Amwins in July 2001 as chief financial officer and took on the additional role of chief operating officer in April 2012. He has served on Amwins’ Board of Directors since April 2015. Scott began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1992, serving for seven years in the insurance services assurance practice. After leaving PwC in 1999, he joined the Business Insurance Division of Royal & SunAlliance USA, Inc., as vice president of finance.

Scott currently serves on the board of directors of the Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers (CIAB) and serves on the Wake Forest University School of Business Board of Visitors. He has also served on the Western NC Board of the Alzheimer’s Association. 

Scott earned a BS in Accounting from Wake Forest University. He lives in Charlotte, NC and is married with two children.