Shishir Joshipura has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director in the Praj Industries Limited for a period of five years with effect from April 2, 2018.
A graduate in mechanical engineering, Shishir has over 35 years of experience in various fields of engineering and has been the Managing Director of SKF India Ltd since December 2009. In SKF India Ltd, he has also served as the CEO and Head of India operations.
Shishir also served as an Executive Vice President of Cooling & Heating and Member of Executive Council of Thermax Ltd.
Shishir was also named as one of the most valuable CEO’s of India by ‘Business World’ magazine and also listed among India’s Top 100 CEOs in 2013 by ‘Business Today’ magazine.