ANCA appoints a new Chairman to continue our strategy of driving customer profitability and quality
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We’re pleased to share that Gavin Smith has joined ANCA as Chairman of our Board, effective 1 January 2026, as we continue to build on our strategy of helping our customers achieve higher profitability through quality, innovation and performance.Gavin brings extensive global experience across engineering, advanced manufacturing, and technology-led organisations. He has had a long tenure with Bosch, most recently serving as President of Bosch Oceania, and has served on multiple public and private company Boards, contributing strong governance and strategic oversight.At ANCA, everything we do is focused on helping our customers to achieve higher profitability by producing the highest quality tools at the lowest total cost per tool. Through advanced, vertically integrated technology - including precision hardware, intelligent software, automation, and in-process measurement - ANCA delivers consistent, repeatable outcomes from the first tool to the thousandth. This strategy is driven by close collaboration with customers to ensure innovations address real production challenges and deliver measurable improvements in performance, efficiency, and reliability.As global market conditions continue to evolve, our priorities remain clear:
- Helping you consistently produce the highest quality tools
- Developing customer-driven technology that reduces cost per tool
- ontinuing to invest in our global sales and service teams so we can support you locally
- Maintaining uncompromising standards of quality, reliability, and precision
- aking disciplined, long-term investments that create sustainable value for our customers
With Gavin’s strategic and operational experience, we’re even better positioned to execute on this focus on delivering solutions that improve customer performance and long-term competitiveness.
