Sharad Kulkarni

Sharad Kulkarni has a diverse work experience in various roles and positions. Sharad currently serves as the Sales Director for Asia at Dormer Pramet since 2022. Prior to this, they worked at Sandvik Coromant for several years in different roles. Sharad served as the Zonal Manager from 2009, leading a team of over 25 individuals and successfully increasing sales consistently for more than three years. Sharad also played a significant role in creating a responsive distribution channel for the company. From 2014 to 2017, they held the position of Associate Vice President - Automotive Asia Pacific, where they oversaw market analysis, business planning, and collaboration with global teams to drive the needs of the automotive business. Additionally, they gained experience as an Enterprise Sales Manager at Siemens PLM Software, working closely with senior leadership in the automotive industry. Before that, they worked at Sandvik Coromant as an Area Sales Manager and later as a Project Leader for the marketing of a new insert generation. Sharad also held the position of Manager-Aerospace and Senior Sales Engineer at Sandvik Coromant. Sharad Kulkarni began their career at Kalyani Lemmerz as a Senior Engineer in Projects. Overall, they have a proven track record of sales leadership, strategic planning, team management, and business development across the manufacturing and software industries.

Sharad Kulkarni completed their Bachelor of Engineering (BE) degree in Mechanical from Savitribai Phule Pune University, from 1990 to 1994. Prior to that, they attended St Ursula High School in Chichwad in 1986 and 1987. In addition to their formal education, Sharad has acquired multiple certifications through LinkedIn, including courses on Activity-Based Costing, How to Manage Feeling Overwhelmed, How to Tell Stories That Win Market Share, Accounting Foundations, Financial Modeling and Forecasting Financial Statements, Investment Evaluation, Understanding Capital Markets, Additive Manufacturing: Short Run Production, Blockchain: Beyond the Basics, Business Process Improvement, Critical Thinking for Better Judgment and Decision-Making, Introducing Robotic Process Automation, Running a Profitable Business: Understanding Financial Ratios, Using Questions to Foster Critical Thinking and Curiosity, Artificial Intelligence Foundations: Machine Learning, Running a Profitable Business: Understanding Cash Flow, Six Sigma Foundations, and Finance Foundations: Business Valuation.