Headquarters:
Melbourne, Australia
Year founded:
1974
Number of employees:
1,280
Phone:
03 9751 8200
Email:
hr@anca.com
Website:
anca.com
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/anca
“We put our customers at the centre of our business, responding to brokers in a proactive and timely manner and working with the customer to understand their unique risk profile and tailor appropriate solutions”
Erica Kofie, QBE
Martin U. Ripple
Group CEO
Eileen Kershaw
Group Head of Human Resources
Matt Mannix
General Manager, ANCA Motion
Leadership
Martin U. Ripple brings a breadth of leadership experience and capability developed in senior roles across the aerospace, defence, and information and communications technology sectors. He has worked for large multinationals as well as family-owned enterprises and has strong stakeholder management and people leadership skills.
Ripple has led successful growth strategies in the engineering and technology sectors, including the commercialisation of products in global markets. He has more than 20 years of international experience. He holds a Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering (Aeronautics) degree from the Technical University of Hannover, Germany, and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Group CEO
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 ANCA’s four 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.
Group Head of Human Resources
Eileen Kershaw
Matt Mannix, General Manager of ANCA Motion, brings his experience as ANCA CNC Machines’ Engineering Manager, including in research and technology, new product development, custom solutions, and current products across multiple continents. He has an Executive MBA from Melbourne Business School and a foundation in operations, where he finds and improves efficiencies and productivity through optimised process design and manufacturing systems integration.
An expert in Industry 4.0, Mannix knows that for ANCA to continue being successful, he needs to lead a team that understands how the continuous evolution of technology will impact the industry.
General Manager, ANCA Motion
Matt Mannix
“We put our customers at the centre of our business, responding to brokers in a proactive and timely manner and working with the customer to understand their unique risk profile and tailor appropriate solutions”
Erica Kofie, QBE
“We continue to see cyber as a key opportunity and will be further developing customer-centric solutions across various geographies and segments in line with our growth aspirations”
Erica Kofie, QBE
Leadership
“We continue to see cyber as a key opportunity and will be further developing customer-centric solutions across various geographies and segments in line with our growth aspirations”
Erica Kofie, QBE
“We put our customers at the centre of our business, responding to brokers in a proactive and timely manner and working with the customer to understand their unique risk profile and tailor appropriate solutions”
Erica Kofie, QBE
Leadership
Nicholas Doyle
General Manager, ANCA Sheet Metal Solutions
Nicholas Doyle brings over 25 years of experience in engineering, manufacturing, systems, and quality to his role as General Manager of ANCA Sheet Metal 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. Doyle is committed to developing a strong ASM team focused on customer satisfaction, cost reduction, and process improvements.
General Manager, ANCA Sheet Metal Solutions
Nicholas Doyle
Edmund Boland
General Manager, ANCA CNC Machines
Edmund Boland is the General Manager of ANCA CNC Machines, where he is responsible for overseeing nine regional offices. With in-depth ANCA experience over 15 years across several roles, Boland was previously the General Manager for ANCA Europe.
He brings a broad range of expertise to his current role, having worked in finance, operations, and the applications teams. Before joining the European team, he led the global supply chain to successfully guide ANCA through the COVID-19 pandemic, the most disruptive supply chain event in living memory.
General Manager, ANCA CNC Machines
Edmund Boland
ANCA is an advanced manufacturer of CNC grinding machines, automation, motion control solutions, and sheet metal fabrication. Founded in 1974 in Melbourne, where its global headquarters remain, it has grown to a thriving team of over 1,250 talented people who work 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 in microns. ANCA has offices in the UK, Germany, China, Thailand, India, Japan, Brazil, and the USA as well as a comprehensive network of representatives worldwide.
ANCA’s CNC grinders are used for manufacturing precision cutting tools and components across a diverse range of competitive industries, including aerospace, medical cutting tools, automotive (including electric vehicles), and electronics. ANCA is committed to fostering a culture that allows its people to achieve their full potential and welcomes employees 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. ANCA partners with its customers to create bespoke engineering solutions and invests almost 10% of annual turnover in research and development.
“We continue to see cyber as a key opportunity and will be further developing customer-centric solutions across various geographies and segments in line with our growth aspirations”
Erica Kofie, QBE
David Phillips
Chief Investment Officer
Keith Schlosser
Global Chief Information Officer
Dan Draper
Group Chief Underwriting Officer
Simon Williams
Chief Strategy & Distribution Officer, Arch Insurance International
and Active Underwriter, Syndicate 1955
David Phillips joined AXIS Capital as chief investment officer in April 2014. With more than 25 years of experience in investments, he previously served as head of investments for PartnerRe, where he had management and asset allocation responsibilities for public fixed income, public equities, private equities, and alternative fixed income. Prior to PartnerRe, he was the director of research and a portfolio manager at Oppenheimer Capital, an institutional money manager based in New York City. Phillips is a CFA charterholder and received an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an AB from Princeton University.
Chief Investment Officer
David Phillips
Keith Schlosser is global chief information officer at AXIS Capital, where he leads the company’s global information technology and data strategy. He is also responsible for driving change throughout the organisation by delivering high-quality, future-oriented IT services in line with AXIS Capital’s business strategy. Schlosser has more than 30 years of insurance industry experience, spanning roles in information technology, business solutions, marketing and sales. Prior to AXIS, he served as chief information officer for Chubb’s Overseas General Insurance division, where he spearheaded a number of growth, innovation, digital and change initiatives. Before that, he served as CIO at The Travelers Companies international division. Schlosser was also a vice president for marketing technology and web communications at AIG.
Global Chief Information Officer
Keith Schlosser
Dan Draper was appointed group chief underwriting officer in September 2022. He had previously served for more than two years as group head of underwriting at AXIS. Prior to that, he had been group chief risk and actuarial officer at VIBE. Before joining VIBE, Draper spent eight years with AXIS, holding a number of leadership roles that included group chief actuary, chief risk analytics officer, and insurance segment chief risk officer. Before that, he held managerial positions at the Financial Services Authority, XL Capital, and EY.
Group Chief Underwriting Officer
Dan Draper
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.
Partner
Kimi Shah
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.
Partner
Kimi Shah
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.
Partner
Kimi Shah
“Despite the challenging claims environment, QBE’s coverage and risk appetite have remained consistent. Brokers and customers know and understand our risk appetite and the cover we offer, providing them with certainty for the future,” says Erica Kofie, head of cyber proposition. “We put our customers at the centre of our business, responding to brokers in a proactive and timely manner and working with the customer to understand their unique risk profile and tailor appropriate solutions.”
Kofie adds, “Through 2022, QBE successfully delivered significant growth in the cyber sector, reflecting the depth and strength of our team. We continue to see cyber as a key opportunity and will be further developing customer-centric solutions across various geographies and segments in line with our growth aspirations.”
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