Ruttuja Samant

Background

About Ruttuja Samant

Rutuja earned her bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Mumbai University, India, in 2012. She then pursued a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Cincinnati, USA, graduating in 2015.Following her studies, Rutuja spent four years in the United States, holding various engineering and management roles at Edison Welding Institute in Ohio and New York. She began as a Project Engineer in Additive Manufacturing and, by 2018, was one of the key leaders in their Additive Manufacturing business vertical.In 2019, Rutuja joined Bharat Forge Limited and relocated to India to establish their Additive Manufacturing Business Unit in Pune. Shortly after, in 2020, she was entrusted with an additional responsibility: managing the launch of Bharat Forge’s first international greenfield manufacturing facility in the United States. Successfully navigating the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, Rutuja managed the setup of an $200 million Aluminum forged automotive component production facility in Sanford, North Carolina. She is now based in the U.S. and serves as the Vice President of Operations for Bharat Forge in North America. In this role, she is part of the core leadership team for the company’s North American operations and oversees two of the groups manufacturing sites in US along with all new strategic initiatives for affiliated Kalyani Group companies.