Yusuf Ali

Yusuf Ali is President & CEO and an Executive Board Member of SMW-Autoblok Canada Corp., the Canadian subsidiary of the SMW-Autoblok Group, an Italian leader in workholding solutions headquartered in Turin. Since taking the helm in 2023, he has led the group’s Canadian operations, bringing Italian and European engineering to manufacturers across Canada and expanding the company’s portfolio, including Tecnomagnete magnetic workholding. Yusuf has more than 25 years in manufacturing, including 15 years in the international workholding industry. He has held senior sales and business development roles with leading European toolmakers, building Canadian operations from the ground up and growing channel networks across North America. His career began on the shop floor as a licensed Tool & Die Maker. He holds an honours diploma in Mechanical and Manufacturing Technology from Seneca College and a double major in Business Management and Humanities from York University. Known for leading