Sonali Kulkarni is president and CEO of FANUC India, the local unit of Japanese industrial robots maker Fanuc Corp. In her role, she oversees all Sales, Marketing, Business Development activities for all products including CNC, Robots, Robomachines and System Integration for Fanuc, India. Kulkarni has been named one of the most powerful businesswomen in 2014.

Personal life

Ms. Kulkarni is married to

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. She is the daughter of Sumitra Gandhi Kulkarni and is the great-grandchild of

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and Kasturba Gandhi.

Education

Ms. Kulkarni completed her MBA from

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and she is a member of

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and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. She has keen interest in environmental sustainability.

Career

Ms. Kulkarni has worked as a Financial Analyst in the US, and took charge as CEO of Fanuc India in 2006.

References

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