Leadership directs precision manufacturer Beyonics’ transformation towards greater heights

As the company’s new CEO, Scott Smith – who took office in July last year – brings to the helm more than 30 years of solid industry experience. He has served various roles in global sales and marketing, international business operations, e-commerce, supply chain management and logistics services.

Smith has assumed leadership positions in Fortune 500 technology companies, which include a Canadian electronics manufacturing services provider, a Chinese technology manufacturer, and an American multinational information technology provider.

Smith believes his past positions have all been building blocks to prepare him for his greatest role yet: as CEO of Singapore-based precision manufacturer Beyonics. “We believe Singapore will continue to excel as the precision engineering hub of Southeast Asia, and we are very excited about the market potential in Southeast Asia,” Smith says. “Our goal is to grow our business by two to three times over the next three years. It’s an aggressive objective, but it’s one we’re heavily investing in.” He sees the importance of maximising productivity while increasing the value and breadth of the company’s offerings to customers.

“We need to understand deeply the segment of the market we are serving and listen carefully to customers,” Smith says. “When we engage with a particular client, whether it’s a new client or an existing client, we work in a collaborative nature. We sit down with their engineers and really look at the design, making sure the design is optimised for manufacturability. That negotiation or collaboration right up front is extremely important to us, because that’s when we can make the product more efficient and more effective. This is what dictates cycle time improvement, automation, process optimisation, everything we do as a manufacturing organisation. We also need to align the interests of our customers with those of employees.”