Paul Adams

Paul Adams is currently the Executive Chairman & Founder and former CEO of Columbia Home Services a Tenex Capital Management portfolio company based in Dallas, Texas. CHS is a residential and light commercial services platform for HVAC, Plumbing and Electrical. In early 2023 Paul created his thesis to aggregate “Mom & Pop” legacy home service businesses across the US who deliver an unparalleled customer experience for residential HVAC, plumbing and electrical services. In partnership with Tenex Capital Management and Oxbow Equity Partners the thesis came to life. With Tenex and Oxbow being the primary financial backing they also have continued to provide sound operating advising to the portfolio, and they began this venture when they closed their first acquisition Anderson Air in Wilmington, North Carolina in 2023. Since then, CHS has gone on to acquire 21 new partners with over 600+ employees in 7 states amassing over 170m+ in revenue and still growing.