Shishir Joshipura Reappointed as MD & CEO of Praj Industries

Praj Industries Limited announced the Reappointment of Shishir Joshipura the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer on 26 July 2023. The Company also reappointed the Independent Director Shridhar Shukla.

 Shishir has over 35 years of experience in varied fields of engineering. He began his career with Thermax Ltd and held several key positions to become Executive Vice President and Global Head of Cooling & Heating business. He was also the Director of overseas subsidiaries of Thermax in the USA, Europe, and South America and successfully set up a manufacturing subsidiary in China. Before joining Praj, he served as Managing Director of SKF India Ltd from 2009 to 2018. Under his leadership, SKF consolidated its position as the leading manufacturer of bearings, seals, lubrication systems, mechatronics, and services. Shishir is a Mechanical Engineer from the prestigious Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS) Pilani and an Advanced Management Graduate from Harvard Business School.

 Shridhar Shukla, Independent Director has over 23 years of versatile experience in the areas of building and running software companies, infrastructure software products, services and R&D. He was associated with Persistent Systems Ltd as Director and COO between 1995-2003. Shukla holds B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from IIT Bombay, MS in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech, USA and Doctorate from North Carolina State University, USA.