Pune, April 4, 2016 – In a fierce competitive environment, when sustaining market leadership is one of the most important goals of KSB Pumps Limited in India, Mr Farrokh Bhathena has been handed over the responsibilities of Director – Sales & Marketing from April 2016. With his over 25 years of experience in Sales and Marketing, Bhathena is all poised to strengthen the position of KSB in India.

Bhathena is a graduate in mechanical engineering and a certified Marine Engineer. After a stint of 10 years in the Merchant Navy, he joined KSB India in 1990 as an Executive Officer and was a part of the team handling pumps for refinery, petrochemical and fertilizer industries. Before taking over as Director – Sales and Marketing, Bhathena held senior positions as Head of Product Management and as the Head of Energy Business.

At the time Bhathena has taken over the responsibilities of Sales and Marketing of the Indian arm of KSB, he is all set to steering this over Rs 8000 Mn company today to beyond Rs 10000 Mn in the next few years! Today, KSB in India offers solutions through pumps; valves and services; to customers from power; oil and refinery; general process industries; construction; water and waste water segments.

KSB in India is a part of KSB AG, an over 2.3 billion Euro multinational conglomerate, headquartered in Germany.