Mr. Sharad Joshi
Sharad Joshi
BASF 4.0 Roll out leader South Asia, South East Asia, East Asia and Australia & NZ.
Sharad is responsible for the implementation of Digitization initiatives across all BASF sites and projects in South Asia, South East Asia, East Asia and Australia & NZ. Sharad has over 24 years of diversified experience in various segments including Operation & maintenance and Projects with specialization in Automation domain.
Sharad pursued his engineering degree from University of Poona, Pune in Instrumentation & Control.
Professional Career
| Since April 2018 | BASF 4.0 Roll out leader South Asia, South East Asia, East Asia and Australia & NZ |
| 2014-2018 | Head of Engineering at BASF Project hub in Mumbai |
| 2013-2014 | Head – Electrical & Instrumentation at BASF Project hub in Mumbai |
| 2010-2013 | Leader – Engineering Excellence Center – Invensys Operation Management – Mumbai |
| 2007-2010 | Engineering Manager at Emerson Process Management in India and USA |
| 1996-2007 | Various roles from engineer to team leader at DCL Polyesters and Reliance Industries Ltd, Hazira |
| 1995-1996 | Management Trainee at Gujarat Ambuja Industries Ltd |
Sharad started his career at Gujarat Ambuja Industries Ltd as a management trainee in 1995 and has worked in operation & maintenance, projects and engineering at DCL Polyesters Ltd & Reliance Industries Ltd, Hazira.
Sharad further worked in the Automation domain with Emerson Process Management in India and USA and led global engineering center of Invensys Operation Management in Mumbai.
Sharad currently working with BASF India Ltd at regional Engineering & Technical Expertise Hub as BASF 4.0 Roll out leader South Asia, South East Asia, East Asia and Australia & NZ. Prior to taking this role in 2018, Sharad handled role of Head of E&I and Head of Engineering at BASF Engineering & Technical Expertise hub in Mumbai.
