Sonali Kulkarni (businesswoman)

Sonali Kulkarni (born 1965) is President and CEO of Fanuc India, the local unit of Japanese industrial robots maker Fanuc Corp.[1] In her role, she oversees all Sales, Marketing, Business Development activities for all products including CNC, Robots, Robomachines and System Integration for Fanuc, India.[2]

Sonali Kulkarni
Born1965
NationalityIndian
OccupationCEO, Fanuc India

Kulkarni has been named one of the most powerful businesswomen in 2014.[3]

Personal Life

Kulkarni is the great grand daughter of Mahatma Gandhi and the daughter of Sumithra Kulkarni, an ex-IAS officer and a former Rajya Sabha MP and G R Kulkarni, the former Dean of IIM Ahmedabad.[4] She moved to India from Japan in 2001.[5] She married Ravi Venkatesan, former Chairman of Microsoft India on 11 October 2010.[4] They had known each other since 1999 but got married with family's acceptance ten years later.[5]

Education

Kulkarni completed her MBA from Ohio State University and she is a member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.[5] She is a Zoology graduate and has a keen interest in environmental sustainability.[1]

Career

Kulkarni has worked as a Financial Analyst in the US.[1] Kulkarni took charge as CEO of Fanuc India in 2006.[5] Before becoming the CEO, she worked as the executive assistant to Fanuc’s chairman in Japan.[5] Since Kulkarni took charge as a CEO, company's revenue has doubled and the company has captured an 80% market share in the industrial robots in India.[1]

References
  1. Sen, Sunny (31 August 2014). "Robo Queen". Business Today. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  2. "Sonali Kulkarni - Bangalore | about.me". about.me. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  3. "Most Powerful Businesswomen in India 2014 Business Today". businesstoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  4. "Wedding Details". Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  5. "Outlook Business Article". Retrieved 13 March 2015.


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