BFW - Key Persons


Mr Dattatraya K Kulkarni


Mr Kiran Urs


Mr Masayuki Fukuoka

Job Titles:
  • Technical Advisor

Mr Nikhil Nagaraj


Mr Suresh Jambulkar


Mr. A.K Kothari - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman

Mr. Ajit Khandelwal

Job Titles:
  • Director
Mr. Khandelwal is a professional on investment advisory, merchant banking, equity research and financial planning.

Mr. Anand Kothari

Job Titles:
  • Director
Mr. Anand has completed his education from St. Xavier's' School, Kolkata, and his higher education in Business Administration from the University of Kent, U.K. Since 2012, after returning to India, Mr.Anand is actively engaged with CEO's and various functional head of business verticals of Kothari Group, focusing on various fields like Finance, Operations & Strategy development, and gathered valuable experience in such fields.

Mr. Ashok N. Badhe

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team
  • Vice President - Design
An M-TECH (Design Engineering) with IIT Mumbai. Mr. Badhe is with us since 2000. Prior to joining BFW, he worked with HMT. Around 30 years experience into machine tool design with machine tool industry.

Mr. Oliveir Moreau

Job Titles:
  • Lead - Business Development - Europe, Turnkey Solutions

Mr. Praful Shende

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team
  • President - Strategy
Mr. Shende is an Engineer & M.Tech from IIT Madras, with vast experience of more than 38 years in Projects, Operations & Managing Business Units. Mr. Shende has been with us since 2012. Prior to joining BFW, he worked in varied organizations in the Machine Tool industry like Kennametal, Vigel Manufacturing Technologies, etc. He headed the Special Purpose Machining Division, was Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, and Deputy CEO, before taking up his latest assignment as President Strategy.

Mr. Rajesh Agte

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team
  • Chief Sales & Marketing Officer

Mr. Rajiv Khaitan

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Senior Partner
Mr. Khaitan is a senior partner, Khaitan & Co. has over 25 years of experience in general legal practice with focus on business laws and currently leads the corporate and commercial law practice at Bangalore.

Mr. Ravi Raghavan - CEO, Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Managing Director
An engineer with a management degree. He has 33 years of Operational and Strategic experience in Engineering and Manufacturing. He believes in and is very passionate about creating a culture of Innovation in the organization he works in. Prior to BFW, he served in management positions at Kelvinator, Crompton Greaves, GEC Alsthom and Tecumseh. He enjoys mentoring youngsters & has been an active speaker at national and international forums. He has long association with CII & actively participates in various committees. He currently serves as the President of IMTMA & past Chairman of CII Karnataka Region. Mr. Raghavan has been with us since late 2013.

Mr. Sandeep Dorle - COO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Operating Officer
  • Member of the Management Team

Mr. Shailesh Sheth

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • President of the Indian Machine Tool Manufacturing Association
An alumni of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, Mr. Shailesh Sheth has been the president of the Indian Machine Tool Manufacturing Association, and is an independent director at Birla Precision Technologies Limited, Jost Engineering Co. Ltd., Birla Machining & Toolings Ltd., ATE Enterprises Ltd., ATE Private Ltd., and KNF Pumps Ltd.

Mr. Sujoy Das Gupta - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Member of the Management Team

Mr. T. Parabrahman

Job Titles:
  • Director

Mr. Vijaya Krishna

Job Titles:
  • Associate Vice President - IT

Mrs. P.D. Kothari

Job Titles:
  • Director

Ms. Pritam Vartak

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India
  • Senior Manager - Secretarial Legal, Company Secretary
A law graduate and a member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, Ms. Pritam Vartak has total 11 years of experience and has worked predominantly in the areas of Corporate Compliance Management, Regulatory affairs, Corporate Governance, Investors Relationship Management etc. She was associated with Coromandel International Limited, a Murugappa Group Company prior to joining BFW.