Shashidhar Hiremath

Shashidhar Hiremath has extensive experience in the manufacturing and engineering sector, currently serving as Deputy General Manager at Kennametal since September 1995, overseeing the Deep Hole Drilling business and Aftermarket Sales. Previous roles at Kennametal include Deputy General Manager for Machine Tool Assembly, Project Management, and Customer Service, as well as Senior Manager focused on Production, Project Management, and customer support. Shashidhar also led operations in India as Deputy General Manager at Felsomat India and contributed to assembly processes at Bharat Fritz Werner. Earlier experience includes a role as Production Planning Engineer at Geomans Limited, where process sheets for PDC bits manufacturing were developed. Shashidhar holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Industrial Production, earned from 1985 to 1989.