Pune, September 29, 2025 : SKF Engineering & Lubrication India Pvt Ltd, one of India’s
leading technology and solutions providers of bearings, Lubrication Lifetime
Solutions, condition monitoring, and rotating equipment services, has appointed
Divya Purohit as the India Head of Lubrication Lifetime Solutions.
In his new role, Purohit will lead SKF’s
fastest-growing lubrication solutions business in India, focusing on
strengthening innovation, lean manufacturing, operational excellence, and
customer-centric value creation.
With over two decades of international leadership
experience across South Asia, Europe, the Middle East & Africa, Purohit
brings a proven track record of scaling businesses, driving sustainability, and
embedding circularity into industrial ecosystems. He brings rich leadership
experience from his earlier roles as Head of the Grains and Food Business for
South Asia at Bühler Group and as Business Line Manager for India & Nepal
at Atlas Copco, where he spearheaded business expansion and built resilient
organisational capabilities.
Divya Purohit, India Head – LLS, SKF said, “The Indian economy is powering ahead, and SKF’s
strong brand presence in India, anchored by our world-class green manufacturing
facility in Bangalore, positions us well to support this growth. Aligned with
the Make in India initiative, we are committed to producing more of our
advanced lubrication solutions locally, ensuring customers benefit from
globally benchmarked yet locally manufactured systems. Our focus remains on
delivering the best lubrication solutions to our customers and playing our part
in keeping the wheels of India’s progress moving smoothly.”
“In an industry that thrives on innovation, my
belief is simple — it begins with a mindset
that there is always a better way,” Purohit added. “At
SKF, our diverse and collaborative culture already encourages ideas to flow and
take shape across all levels. My goal is to strengthen this culture of
curiosity, collaboration, care, and courage so that together, we drive
operational excellence, sustainable growth, and long-term value, while
remaining the trusted partner to our customers across segments.”
Under Purohit’s leadership, SKF Lubrication will focus
on fostering innovation and scaling ideas into impactful solutions. In line
with the Make in India initiative, SKF is committed to producing more advanced
lubrication solutions domestically, combining global expertise with local
agility. Operational excellence will be driven by digitalization, AI, and smart
technologies, while customer-centricity remains central through strengthened
service networks and expanded local production. Sustainability through
circularity will remain a cornerstone of our strategy, ensuring every solution
we design creates value for customers while reducing environmental impact.
With India’s manufacturing sector entering a
high-growth phase, Purohit’s appointment underscores SKF’s commitment to not
just serve, but shape the future of industrial solutions in India.
SKF’s Lubrication Lifetime Solutions business builds
on a rich global legacy, strengthened through the acquisitions of Lincoln,
RecondOil, Alemite, Mityvac and JSG, which together represent over 360 years of
cumulative expertise. Building on this foundation, SKF has pioneered
lubrication technologies that extend bearing life, enhance machinery
reliability, and improve energy efficiency. Today, the business integrates this
heritage with digitalization and smart connectivity, reaffirming its role as a
trusted partner across industries.
Effective lubrication is central to reliable machinery
performance and extended bearing life. SKF’s advanced Lubrication Lifetime
Solutions are built on the 5+1R principle of reliability: delivering the right
lubricant, in the right quantity, using the right method, at the right time, to
the right point, with the right connectivity. This proven framework reduces
friction, minimizes wear, and boosts productivity, ensuring peace of mind for
customers.
With a comprehensive range spanning manual lubrication
systems to fully automatic lubrication systems, SKF enables consistent,
contamination-free lubrication that improves energy efficiency, lowers
maintenance costs, and maximizes uptime.
By integrating lubrication with condition monitoring
and precision maintenance practices, SKF not only safeguards critical assets
but also delivers measurable improvements in productivity, safety, and total
cost of ownership.
About SKF
Since 1907, SKF has been making some of the world’s
most innovative bearings, seals, lubrication systems, condition monitoring
solutions, and services to reduce friction. Less friction means more energy
saved and by reducing it, we make industry smarter, more competitive, and more
energy efficient, building a more sustainable future where we can all do more
with less. SKF is represented in approximately 130 countries and has around
17,000 distributor locations worldwide. Annual sales in 2024 were SEK 98,722
million and the number of employees was 38,743. www.skf.com
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