V Anbu Superannuated from IMTMA

V Anbu is known to one and all in the manufacturing fraternity. The following account of his contribution to the machine tool and exhibition industries is a snippet of the value he has added. With his guidance, expertise, and encouragement, IMTMA has not only coped with the challenges of all measures but has also thrived. Here’s honoring his achievements and the benchmark he has set…

V Anbu, Director General & CEO of Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers’ Association (IMTMA) and Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC), has retired after a long and distinguished career spanning nearly two decades. Anbu was the first Indian to become the President of UFI, the Global Association of Exhibition Industry. He served on the UFI Board of Directors since 2011 and as a UFI Executive Committee member from 2017 until his resignation.

As the President of UFI, he continued to work towards the Indian Exhibition industry, finding wider recognition and global acceptance despite heading UFI at a time when the world was ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic. IMTMA wishes him all the very best for his post-retirement journey and future endeavors.

Wearing many hats

As IMTMA head, he shouldered the responsibilities of building teams and processes in successful and challenging times. The first major success for him happened when IMTEX moved to Bangalore in 2007. It was the beginning of a new chapter for IMTMA and for him personally, as it was the first show at the newly built exhibition center.

Under his able leadership, IMTMA continued to expand its portfolio by exploring new avenues, adding new events such as Machine Tool Industry Summit, National Productivity Summit, and the first batch of training programs, besides being actively involved in the construction of BIEC right from its initial stages. Other key initiatives of IMTMA, such as Advanced Machine Tool Testing Facility (AMTTF), Advanced Machine Tool Development Centre (AMTDC), and Tumakuru Machine Tool Park, close to Bangalore, all began under his esteemed guidance.

He was also one of the brains behind the Green Manufacturing Cell, set up to enable member companies to become world-class green manufacturing companies and manufacture machine tools as green products. IMTMA also established close ties with leading industry associations such as the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), the Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA), the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, etc., and the Government of India, Government of Karnataka, and other state governments.

Source: IMTMA