Edmund Boland is general manager Europe; Martin Winterstein — an external appointment — is sales manager Europe, and Jan Langfelder moved to global key accounts manager. ANCA Europe has been operating for more than thirty years and the new appointments mark an expanding local footprint.
The company has a purpose-built technology center in Weinheim, Germany, and a UK facility and local sales and technical support in most European countries. The almost 70-strong European team provides a premium customer experience with expertise covering sales, customer training, application support, service, operations, engineering, finance and administration. Customers from across Europe can visit the state-of-the-art machine demonstration area to experience ANCA’s latest products and see first-hand the technology in action.
Boland moves into the role general manager Europe, having led global operations from ANCA’s headquarters in Melbourne. He has worked at ANCA for 15 years across several roles. He brings a broad range of expertise having worked in ANCA’s finance, operational and application teams. He has most recently led the global supply chain including successfully bringing ANCA through the COVID pandemic.
“I am very excited to join the team in such an important market. ANCA is in my blood and years of experience in our Australian headquarters has built a deep understanding of the business to help me further develop the European team’s capabilities to better listen to and service our customers,” Boland said.
Winterstein has led global, multi-national teams in a number of successful machining businesses. Most recently, he worked as the chief sales officer, managing director at Gehring Technologies GmbH in Ostfildern. Prior to that he was the director global market sales and market service at Liebherr Verzahntechnik GmbH in Kempten. He has also worked for MAG Europe GmbH in a number of roles and at ThyssenKrupp MetalCutting, Hüller Hille GmbH in Ludwigsburg.
“It is a pleasure to join ANCA, a leader in the cutting tool industry with a strong reputation for accuracy and performance. Having worked in the European manufacturing market for many years at Gehring Technologies and more recently at Liebherr Verzahntechnik, I see many opportunities for ANCA to grow. Europe is a unique region with unique needs and ANCA offers the solutions and the expertise to provide a premium local experience,” Winterstein said.
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