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Bill Shukla

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Deputy Managing Director at Ace Designers Limited
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Bill Shukla is the Deputy Managing Director at Ace Designers Limited, Indias largest CNC machine tool manufacturer. With a background from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, he has held senior leadership roles at Milacron and Thermax, specializing in industrial products and environmental solutions. Colleagues describe him as a dynamic team player with sound technical and product knowledge.

He is passionate about mentorship and professional development, expressing deep gratitude for the mentors who have shaped his career. Bill values building strong customer relationships that evolve into trusted partnerships and is interested in thought leadership from publications like the Harvard Business Review.

He was a global finalist for an innovation award for demonstrating a profitable online sales model, showcasing his forward-thinking approach to business.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Deputy Managing Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Priorities

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Customer Co-Creation
He champions moving beyond transactional sales to become a trusted advisor, highlighting a recent case of co-creating a new machine with a customer.
Skilling the Workforce
He is concerned about the skilled workforce shortage in India and is proud of his company's initiative to develop products that train new CNC machine operators.
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Career

Work history

9-2025
Deputy Managing Director
Ace Designers Limited
6-2022 - 10-2025
CEO and Managing Director
Milacron India
4-2019 - 6-2022
Executive Vice President - Industrial Products BU
Thermax Limited
4-2019 - 7-2021
Executive Vice President - Environment Business
Thermax Limited
1-2014 - 3-2019
Managing Director - South Asia
Martin Engineering
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Bill Shukla appointed as Deputy Managing Director at Ace Designers Limited. Featured in Cxodrive
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Education
2017 - 2017
Senior Leaders'​ Programme
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
1991 - 1995
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.)
Mangalore University
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