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IMTMA’S DESK

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…

National Productivity Summit,
and the first batch of training
As the
President programs, besides being actively
of UFI, he involved in the construction of
continued BIEC right from its initial stag-
to work es. Other key initiatives of IMT-
towards MA, such as Advanced Machine
the Indian Tool Testing Facility (AMTTF),
Exhibition Advanced Machine Tool Devel-
industry, opment Centre (AMTDC), and
finding Tumakuru Machine Tool Park,
wider close to Bangalore, all began un-
recognition der his esteemed guidance.
and global
acceptance He was also one of the brains be-
despite hind the Green Manufacturing
heading UFI Cell, set up to enable member
at a time companies to become world-class
when the green manufacturing companies
world was and manufacture machine tools
ravaged as green products. IMTMA also
by the established close ties with lead-
COVID-19 ing industry associations such
pandemic. as the Confederation of Indian
IMTMA Source: IMTMA Industry (CII), the Federation of
wishes him
all the very V Anbu, Former Director General & CEO, IMTMA and BIEC Indian Chambers of Commerce
best for his and Industry (FICCI), the Auto-
post-re- motive Component Manufactur-
tirement Anbu, Director Gen- Wearing many hats ers Association of India (ACMA),
journey V eral & CEO of Indian As IMTMA head, he shouldered the Society of Indian Automo-
and future Machine Tool Manu- the responsibilities of building bile Manufacturers, etc., and the
endeavors. facturers’ Association (IMT- teams and processes in suc- Government of India, Govern-
MA) and Bangalore Interna- cessful and challenging times. ment of Karnataka, and other
tional Exhibition Centre (BIEC), The first major success for him state governments.
has retired after a long and dis- happened when IMTEX moved As the President of UFI, he
tinguished career spanning to Bangalore in 2007. It was the continued to work towards
nearly two decades. Anbu was beginning of a new chapter for the Indian Exhibition indus-
the first Indian to become the IMTMA and for him personal- try, finding wider recognition
President of UFI, the Global ly, as it was the first show at the and global acceptance despite
Association of Exhibition In- newly built exhibition center. heading UFI at a time when
dustry. He served on the UFI Under his able leadership, IMT- the world was ravaged by the
Board of Directors since 2011 MA continued to expand its COVID-19 pandemic. IMTMA
and as a UFI Executive Com- portfolio by exploring new ave- wishes him all the very best
mittee member from 2017 until nues, adding new events such as for his post-retirement journey
Source: IMTMA his resignation. Machine Tool Industry Summit, and future endeavors.

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