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2/4/2026
Welcome to the ATS Corporation third quarter conference call and webcast. This call is being recorded on February 4th, 2026 at 830 a.m. Eastern Time. Following the presentation, we will conduct a question and answer session. I'd now like to turn the call over to David Ocampo, Head of Investor Relations at ATS.
Thank you, operator, and good morning, everyone. On the call today are Doug Wright, Chief Executive Officer, Ryan McLeod, Chief Financial Officer, and Ann Cebulski, Vice President, Corporate Controller. Please note, our remarks today are accompanied by a slide deck, which can be viewed via our webcast and available at atsautomation.com. We caution that the statements made on the webcast and conference call may contain forward-looking information and are a cautionary statement regarding such information, including the material factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the statements, and the material factors or assumptions applied in making the statements are detailed in slide three of the slide deck. As many of you know, this is Doug's first conference call as CEO of ATS. We're very pleased to welcome Doug as the new leader of our organization. With that, it's my pleasure to turn the call over to Doug. Doug, over to you.
Thank you, David, and good morning, everyone. I'm pleased to be with you here today. As you know, I joined ATS in mid-January. While it's still early in my tenure, my focus has been on rapidly translating learning into action, particularly around execution discipline, margin performance, and capital allocation. This focus has included spending time with our teams across the organization, building a deeper understanding of the business and our day-to-day operations. I've also participated in our President's Kaizen events, listening to and meeting with teams, including at our Cambridge, Ontario head office. What stood out from this year's group of Kaizens was the depth and breadth of our people's technical capabilities and the high performance nature of our culture anchored by the ATS business model. During my career, I've had the opportunity to serve several organizations in different parts of the world, focusing on automation and diversified industrial technologies. In bringing an analytical lens rooted in my engineering background and applied in multiple general management and CEO roles, One key takeaway for me is that companies built in a strong lean operating system are better positioned to execute and deliver sustained results. That lean culture is deeply embedded at ATS through the ABM and our focus will only get sharper going forward. These fundamentals, along with our attractive market positions and growing in markets and our high quality customer base, have reinforced my decision to join this organization. Importantly, That foundation is supported by a deep and capable leadership bench, positioning us well to execute on our strategic priorities. In Q3, we welcome Sarah Moore as our new Life Sciences Group Executive. Sarah brings over 20 years of experience across healthcare diagnostics, medical devices, and life sciences, along with a deep sector expertise and a strong operations background to lead our presence in one of our key end markets. We also recently appointed Simon Roberts, a long-tenured ATS leader, to lead our packaging and food technology business. This brings a leader with strong operational background to this key end market. This appointment coincided with our decision to embed our growing services business within our operating units. This change strengthens accountability, improves customer alignment, and allows each business to manage services as a recurring margin-enhancing component of their solution offering. Our focus on people and leadership continues to be acknowledged externally. Our U.S. operations recently received a certificate of recognition from the Top Employers Institute, and we were once again named a top employer in the Waterloo area. From an operating standpoint, I expect we can continue to build on the systems, rigor, and accountability required to build long-term value with an emphasis on driving margin expansion across the portfolio. There are meaningful opportunities ahead through increased asset utilization and operating leverage, improved mix, and continued advancement of the ATS business model. That same discipline also guides our capital investment decisions across the portfolio. Our focus remains on allocating capital where it generates attractive risk-adjusted returns and enhances long-term shareholder value. We continue to evaluate opportunities that support growth and profitability reinforce our core capabilities, and remain consistent with our leverage framework. This approach aligns with ATS's long-term capital allocation strategy and the priorities of our board. Before I move on, I want to recognize Ryan McLeod for his contributions to ATS. Ryan has played an important role in strengthening ATS's financial foundation and building a strong finance team. We thank him for his leadership and wish him continued success in his new chapter. Ryan's transition is orderly and planned. Ann Cebulski, a trusted member of our leadership team, will resume as interim CFO and provide continuity. Our finance organization has been built by Ryan and Ann and is stable and capable. As I continue to deepen my understanding of the business, I'll provide additional perspectives as appropriate. With that, I'll turn the call over to Ryan to walk through our third quarter performance and outlook.
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