Shishir Joshipura is new CEO & MD at Praj Industries

Praj Industries has appointed Shishir Joshipura as the CEO and Managing Director, with effect from 2nd April, 2018.

Joshipura is a Mechanical Engineer from BITS Pilani and an Advanced Management Graduate from Harvard Business School. Prior to joining Praj, he was Managing Director and Country Manager of SKF India Ltd from 2009.

Commenting on the appointment, Pramod Chaudhari, Executive Chairman, Praj Industries, said, “I welcome Shishir on board as the new CEO and Managing Director at Praj. He brings with him over 35 years of track record at various leadership levels, deep understanding of local and global markets, besides sound industry background. We are confident that Shishir will steer Praj through the next phase of growth. Demand for renewable fuels has been growing at an exponential rate and we anticipate ethanol to emerge as the preferred choice given its properties as clean and sustainable fuel.”

Praj is a major global player in the environment, energy and agri processing led applications. The company is a frontrunner in the second-generation ethanol technology. Praj’s own and India’s first integrated 2nd-gen demonstration biorefinery has been operational since December 2016. Indian oil marketing companies are setting up several 2nd-gen biorefineries in India, where Praj has been selected as the technology partner for multiple projects. Also, several overseas customers are discussing Praj’s 2nd-gen technology for biorefinery plants in different countries.