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{{Short description|Indian industrialist and the chairman of the Kirloskar Brothers Ltd}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Sanjay Kirloskar
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|3|22|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Nagpur]], [[Bombay State]] (present–day Maharashtra), [[India]]
| alma_mater = [[Illinois Institute of Technology]]
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| occupation = [[Chairman]] & [[Managing Director|MD]] [[Kirloskar Brothers Ltd]]

| children = Alok Kirloskar (b. 1983)<br />Rama Kirloskar (b. 1989)
| father = Chandrakant Kirloskar
| mother = Sumantai Kirloskar
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}}

'''Sanjay Kirloskar''' is an Indian [[industrialist]] and the [[chairman]] of the [[Kirloskar Brothers Ltd]] (a [[Kirloskar Group]] company), and the largest pump manufacturer in India.<ref>{{cite news|title='Domestic pump manufacturers should be given fair opportunity'|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/domestic-pump-manufacturers-should-be-given-fair-opportunity/article9987367.ece|work=The Hindu|accessdate=8 December 2017}}</ref>

Under his leadership [[Kirloskar Brothers Ltd]] is India's largest pump manufacturer, which produces [[centrifugal pump]]s from 0.1 kW to 26 MW.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldpumps.com/view/16462/kirloskar-brothers-supplies-its-largest-horizontal-split-case-pump-in-india/|title=Kirloskar Brothers supplies the largest splitcase pump in India|date=8 March 2011|work=WorldPumps.com|access-date=12 August 2014|archive-date=20 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520171407/http://www.worldpumps.com/view/16462/kirloskar-brothers-supplies-its-largest-horizontal-split-case-pump-in-india/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldpumps.com/view/17310/kirloskar-brothers-commissions-indias-largest-concrete-volute-pumps|title=Kirloskar Brothers commissions India's largest concrete volute pumps|work=WorldPumps.com|date=12 April 2011|access-date=12 August 2014|archive-date=1 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001100546/http://www.worldpumps.com/power-generation/news/kirloskar-brothers-commissions-indias-largest//|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Early life==
Sanjay Kirloskar is the son of Chandrakant Kirloskar and the grandson of [[Shantanurao Laxmanrao Kirloskar]]. He graduated with a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in [[mechanical engineering]] from the [[Illinois Institute of Technology]], [[Chicago]] in 1978.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sanjay Kirloskar Biography|url=http://wri-india.org/profile/sanjay-kirloskar|publisher=World Resource Institute, India}}</ref>

==Career==
Kirloskar Brothers acquired [[Pulsometer steam pump|SPP Pumps (UK)]], in 2002 and then Aban Construction, one of India's leading construction companies in 2006, followed by The Kolhapur Steels limited in 2007 and Braybar Pumps Ltd (South Africa) in 2010, Syncroflo Inc (USA) in 2014 and Rodelta Pumps International B.V. (The Netherlands) in 2015. For the last 5 years, Kirloskar Brothers has shown an average [[RONW]] (Return on Net Worth) of 32%.<ref>[http://moneylife.in/article/wealth-creators-2002-11---a-moneylife-study/22844.html Top 20 Wealth Creators from 2002 to 2011]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130605062458/http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2007-11-19/pumping-up-the-profits-in-indiabusinessweek-business-news-stock-market-and-financial-advice Kirloskar Brothers No. 18 in BusinessWeek's ranking of Asia's Hot Growth Companies]</ref><ref>[http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/iw/2006/12/31/stories/2006123103790100.htm Kirloskar Brothers Stock Recommendation]</ref>

[[Kirloskar Brothers Ltd]] received the [[ASME]] N-STAMP in 2012 and is the first Indian company in rotating equipment to receive this as well as amongst a few companies in the world to have this accreditation.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 19, 2012 |title=Financial Analysts Meet Q1 |url=http://www.kirloskarpumps.com/Control/Content/Pdf_718201252002PMFinancialAnalystmeetQ1-July-2012.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140710092527/http://www.kirloskarpumps.com/Control/Content/Pdf_718201252002PMFinancialAnalystmeetQ1-July-2012.pdf |archive-date=10 July 2014 |access-date=12 August 2014}}</ref>

Sanjay Kirloskar also set up the all-women operated and managed manufacturing plant of [[Kirloskar Brothers Ltd]] at [[Coimbatore]] in 2010 as part of a drive to have more women in the core engineering industry. [[Coimbatore]] is the second largest metropolitan city of state [[Tamil Nadu]] in India.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120726095237/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-01-03/news/30584699_1_tata-cummins-plant-cummins-india-anant-talaulicar Kirloskar Brothers changing gender dynamics]</ref><ref>[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/slideshows/corporate-industry/kirloskar-plant-women-who-assemble-one-pump-every-20-seconds/slideshow/19416666.cms Kirloskar Brothers Ltd produces a pump every 20 seconds at it all women plant]</ref> Today Kirloskar Brothers is India's largest Pump& Valve manufacturer and one of the World's largest Pump manufacturer's by market capitalization.

== Trademark dispute within the Kirloskar Group ==
Sanjay has been involved in a long-running legal dispute concerning the use and licensing of the “Kirloskar” trademark within the Kirloskar Group. The conflict arose after Kirloskar Proprietary Limited (KPL), which administers the trademark for group companies, sought to revise trademark user agreements with several firms, including KBL. KBL declined to sign the revised agreement and filed a civil suit in Pune in 2018 challenging the proposed changes.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Kirloskar Brothers Ltd wins interim relief in trademark dispute with KPL |url=https://www.business-standard.com/companies/news/kirloskar-brothers-ltd-wins-interim-relief-in-trademark-dispute-with-kpl-125012201462_1.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251012054933/https://www.business-standard.com/companies/news/kirloskar-brothers-ltd-wins-interim-relief-in-trademark-dispute-with-kpl-125012201462_1.html |archive-date=2025-10-12 |access-date=2026-03-07 |website=www.business-standard.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

In January 2025, a Pune court granted interim relief to [[Kirloskar Brothers|Kirloskar Brothers Limited]] in the matter. Subsequent proceedings in the [[Bombay High Court]] allowed KPL to license the trademark to certain group companies while restricting its use in businesses overlapping with those of KBL.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gawande |first=Priyanka |date=2025-10-19 |title=SC stays high court's modified order in ‘Kirloskar' licensing dispute {{!}} Company Business News |url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/kirloskar-trademark-dispute-supreme-court-kirloskar-case-bombay-high-court-11760877229112.html |access-date=2026-03-07 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref> In October 2025, the [[High courts of India|High Court]] modified its order to further restrict licensing of the mark in competing sectors, a decision that was later stayed by the [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]] pending further consideration.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nair |first=Geeta |date=2025-07-27 |title=Bombay HC stays Pune court order in Kirloskar trademark dispute |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/bombay-hc-stays-pune-court-order-in-kirloskar-trademark-dispute/3928278/ |access-date=2026-03-07 |website=The Financial Express |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/news/all-in-the-family-kirloskar-brothers/215913 Sanjay Kirloskar and Alok Kirloskar on NDTV Profit]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071221180000/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,898274-1,00.html Time Magazine article on S.L. Kirloskar]

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[[Category:1957 births]]
[[Category:Indian billionaires]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Marathi people]]
[[Category:Businesspeople from Nagpur]]
[[Category:Illinois Institute of Technology alumni]]

Sanjay Kirloskar - Revision history

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