Headquarters:

Melbourne, Australia

Year founded:

1974

Number of employees:

1,300

Phone:

03 9751 8200

Email:

hr@anca.com

Website:

anca.com

LinkedIn:

linkedin.com/company/anca

“We drive an inclusive, diverse and collaborative culture that empowers our people to get things done and to deliver results”

Anjanette Murfet, Accolade Wines

ANCA

Martin U. Ripple

Group CEO

Eileen Kershaw

Group Head of Human Resources

Nicholas Doyle

General Manager ANCA Manufacturing Solutions

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Martin U. Ripple is a highly experienced senior executive with a diverse spectrum of leadership experiences honed from senior positions across the aerospace, defence, and information and communications technology sectors. As an accomplished engineering and technology executive, he is recognised for championing successful growth strategies, significantly partnering with federal and state governments in these domains in commercialising innovative technologies and products on a global scale. He has worked for large multinationals as well as family-owned enterprises and has held industry board positions.

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Martin U. Ripple

Eileen Kershaw is the group head of human resources for ANCA, a world leader in the design and manufacture of CNC tool and cutter grinders. Based in Bayswater, Victoria, she is responsible for leading the people function across the ANCA Group’s businesses globally, with locations across Australia, Asia, Europe and the Americas. Prior to joining ANCA in 2019, Kershaw held senior HR roles across a number of businesses and industries, including airports, property and professional services. She is a certified member of the Australian Human Resources Institute.

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Eileen Kershaw

Nicholas Doyle brings over 25 years’ experience in engineering, manufacturing, systems and quality to his role as General Manager of ANCA Manufacturing Solutions. Prior to this role, Nicholas moved from a CAD CAM Engineering role in Australia to Manufacturing Manager at ANCA CNC Machines Thailand after overseeing the transition of the existing plant to a larger facility. Nicholas is committed to developing a strong team focusing on customer satisfaction, a thriving employee cultures, cost reduction and process improvements.

General Manager ANCA Manufacturing Solutions

Nicholas Doyle

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Edmund Boland

General Manager ANCA CNC Machines

Edmund Boland has held pivotal roles at ANCA since 2008, across various departments including finance, operations, strategy, regional management and applications. This diverse experience has endowed him with a profound understanding of ANCA's operations and a holistic perspective on the company's strategic objectives. With a deep connection to the company and driven by his passion for innovation and commitment to excellence, Boland is a seasoned leader in the cutting tool industry, currently serving as the general manager of ANCA CNC Machines. Notably, his leadership shone brightly during his tenure as the head of ANCA's European Branch, and his leadership of the Global Supply Chain team, successfully bringing ANCA through the COVID-19 pandemic, the most disruptive supply chain event in living memory. Under Boland’s leadership, ANCA is focused on fostering excellence, a positive team culture and customer satisfaction, reinforcing its position as a global leader in the cutting tools market. His strategic acumen drives innovation, customer outcomes and company growth.

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Edmund Boland

Yanisa Ninlawong

General Manager ANCA Manufacturing – Thailand

Yanisa Ninlawong is an experienced financial controller with vast knowledge in the machinery industry. This, combined with her comprehensive skillset across people management, business management, internal process and cultural leadership, guides her overall leadership of ANCA’s world-class manufacturing plant in Thailand. With over 15 years of experience at ANCA, Ninlawong was integral in establishing the company’s presence in Thailand in 2005 and has led the team as general manager since 2016. She excels in people management, guiding her team to achieve efficient and productive processes for world-leading production practices.

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Yanisa Ninlawong

ANCA is celebrating 50 years of innovation and its proud heritage of technical innovations as an advanced manufacturing company of CNC grinding machines, automation, and design and manufacturing solutions. Founded in 1974 in Melbourne, where its global headquarters remain, ANCA has grown into a thriving team of 1,300 talented people who are working together to shape the future of technology. As a global leader in its field, ANCA designs and manufactures highly complex and accurate machinery that requires lasers, automation and robotics to achieve accuracies at a nanometre level. ANCA has offices in the UK, Germany, Australia, China, Taiwan, Thailand, India, Japan, Brazil, Mexico, Korea and the US, as well as a comprehensive network of representatives worldwide. ANCA’s CNC grinders are used for manufacturing precision cutting tools and components across competitive industries including aerospace, medical cutting tools, automotive (including electric vehicles) and electronics. ANCA is also committed to fostering a culture that allows its people to achieve their full potential and welcomes people from different backgrounds, cultures, and ways of thinking. With a taste for problem-solving, an entrepreneurial mindset and a collaborative approach, ANCA’s global team works together to create the next generation of technology.

“From our wineries and operational sites to our corporate offices and beyond, we want everyone at Accolade, regardless of their gender, to have equal opportunity to realise their potential”

Anjanette Murfet, Accolade Wines

Max Moran

Sales and Development Executive

James Moore

Chief Financial Officer

Polo Guilbert-Wright

Director, Government Affairs

Simon Williams

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Max Moran is responsible for property development at MMG, and oversees a team that maintains, manages and sells the industry-leading apartments in the Group’s portfolio. Passionate about development and design, he leads the acquisition and review function for the Group, always with an eye for world-class and leading trends, both Australian and internationally, to inform the Group’s strategic positioning and client-centric ethos.

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Max Moran

Serving as the CFO at Shamrock Equipment & Shamrock Site Services for the last three years, James Moore has recently taken on the role of CFO for Shamrock Civil. He plays a major role in providing direction and developing strategies for business growth. He comes from a finance and IT background with over 20 years’ experience working within the mining sector. Moore’s goal is to improve the financial forecasts and budgets, and to streamline business processes. Before joining the Shamrock team, he was an accounts manager at Hancock Coal from 2011.

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James Moore

Polo Guilbert-Wright has over 17 years of experience working in government relations, public policy and communications in Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. He has worked for and with state and federal governments throughout his career across a range of sectors, including within the medical technology sector, which has been involved in some of the most challenging reforms in the past decade. Prior to Edwards Lifesciences, Guilbert-Wright worked for MTAA, and the UK government and Home Office. He holds a Master’s in Public Policy and Administration from the London School of Economics and degrees in Arts/Law from the University of New South Wales.

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Polo Guilbert-Wright

Kimi leads the Estate Planning and Wealth Protection team and is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. She understands the complex and delicate nature of family estate planning, the technical requirements around probate and estate administration, and the importance of preserving wealth for future generations. Her advice is accurate, commercial, strategic and tailored to each situation.

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Straying away from traditional approaches to performance management, Accolade Wines seeks to enable employee performance through continuous, meaningful conversations and clear sprint objectives. “These help to keep our people focused on the work that matters most in a fast-paced, ever-changing industry. Accolade Wines offers continuous development projects so our people can continue to grow,” says Murfet. In a standout feat, Accolade has drastically reduced its gender pay gap to just 0.9 per cent. Through rigorous benchmarking and data-backed decision-making, the firm has plans of hitting zero. Murfet explains, “From our wineries and operational sites to our corporate offices and beyond, we want everyone at Accolade, regardless of their gender, to have equal opportunity to realise their potential.” To promote employee engagement, Accolade’s leadership team recognides the hard work its people put in through peer-to-peer recognition programs, wellbeing subsidies, exclusive discounts and savings, bonus incentives for high performance and monetary rewards.

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Through maintaining an employee engagement score of 80 per cent, Accolade strives to create a welcoming and diverse environment where talent is excited to come to work every day. “At Accolade Wines, we create an organisation where employees will realise their potential, helping us to realise ours. We are a global company that thinks, acts and moves at the speed of a start-up. Our focus is on fostering a dynamic, performance-driven, celebratory culture,” says Murfet.

· Global Office – work up to two weeks from anywhere in the world · Loyalty Leave – earn an additional leave day for every year of employment · Go Beyond Day – a day for employees to donate time to a charity of their choice · Enhanced Parental Leave – updated parental leave policy including six weeks of secondary carers’ leave · Accolade Birthday – a day off to celebrate each year an employee spends with Accolade

· Day-to-day shout-outs – to award outstanding work, employees can exchange earned points for gift vouchers of up to $150 · Quarterly Stars Award – employees demonstrating core values have the chance to win $500 · Annual Hero’s Celebration – manager-nominated and peer-voted awards where outstanding employees earn a $5,000 bonus