Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Profile of Shri Rakesh Makhija,MD,SKF India


Shri Rakesh Makhija is the managing director of SKF India, a leading manufacturer of bearing and related products. He completed his graduation in Chemical Engineering from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and moved to Kinetic Technology International, BV where he worked for over 8 years. 

He had a long stint with Tata Honeywell and Honeywell International, a global Industrial and Aerospace company, where he held senior management positions. In 1997, he was nominated to the Tata Honeywell Board of Directors and soon afterwards promoted to Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director. In April 2000 he was appointed as Country Manager and Managing Director of Honeywell International, with responsibilities for driving the company's growth in Asia.


At SKF, under his leadership the company has tripled its sales revenue and is poised to transform itself into a knowledge engineering company. Besides work, Shri Makhija is an avid reader and a keen golf and squash enthusiast.

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