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www.ceotodaymagazine.com 64 CEO Today United Kingdom Awards 2019 ENGINEERING ANDY REYNOLDS SMITH CEO of Smiths Group FIRM PROFILE When you travel by air, visit the doctor or use your phone, go through an airport, cook a meal or heat your home – look closer and you will see us. We’re a technology group driven by innovation. We work with our customers to create the future. To invent, design and deliver solutions that keep systems working, operations running and the modern world turning. The Smiths Way is how we do things. It starts with our values guiding how we behave. But it’s so much more. It’s a mindset that drives everything we do. Such as how we invest in our innovation. How we develop our colleagues through our people plan. And how we improve our execution through the Smiths Excellence System. The Smiths Way is unique, and it’s what makes us Smiths. We’re united by our Smiths values of integrity, respect, ownership, customer focus and passion. We use them to guide every decision and action as we work to make Smiths into one of the world’s leading technology companies Innovation is in our blood. It’s been part of the Smiths DNA for over 160 years. We never stop pushing boundaries to develop new solutions for the world’s challenges. Our group-wide innovation framework i3 helps us to push forward to new horizons. To refresh our existing products with the latest thinking. Make the most of emerging techniques and technologies. And invent new markets and business models through paradigm-shifting innovation. Innovation is what Smiths is all about. i3 helps make it happen. We consider our people are a truly sustainable source of competitive advantage. Achieving the potential of our business means helping our people achieve theirs. We believe in a workplace that respects and values everyone for their diversity, and supports them in being the best they can be. We support global energy and process industries with our leading seals that can significantly cut down green-house gas emissions and reduce wastage. Our solutions touch the lives of millions of people every day. www.smiths.com ABOUT ANDY REYNOLDS SMITH Andy joined Smiths as Chief Executive in September 2015. Before joining Smiths Andy spent over a decade at GKN plc, a complex global engineering group, where he held the role of Chief Executive of the Automotive division and was a member of the Board. His previous experience includes senior management roles at Ingersoll Rand, Siebe plc (now Schneider Electric) and Delphi Automotive Systems. Andy’s former appointments as Chairman of the CBI Manufacturing Council and as a member of the Government Ministerial Advisory Group for Manufacturing enhance the in- depth industry knowledge he brings to the Board.