Profile of Director  
 
Mr.Arun Kudale
Director

Mr. Arun Kudale had a brilliant academic career both in school and college. He passed SSC examination in 1964 and stood fifth in the merit list of the SSC board. He obtained degree in Mechanical Engineering from College of Engineering, Pune, in 1970. He stood fifth in Pune University.

After such a brilliant academic career, he made a difficult career choice of an entrepreneur. He developed his own import substitute products in 1971 and started a small enterprise of his own called Mikrotech. Over a period, this unit flowered into a major manufacturer of measuring instruments and testing equipments. Subsequently he started a calibration laboratory. He is also involved in his family business.

He is one of the successful SSI entrepreneurs and businessmen in Pune and served as the Vice-President of The Mahratta Chamber of Commerce Industries and Agriculture, a premier organization of trade and industry in Pune. He has a number of laurels to his credit and is recipient of many awards.

Mr. Arun Kudale is a popular and well-known rotarian in the Rotary District 3130. He has the unique distinction of leading the Rotary District, as the District Governor, in the year 1999-2000, while ushering in the new millennium. He has served Rotary International on various prestigious assignments. His hobbies include Chess, Driving and Swimming.

He has been selected as the Chairman Board of Management of Dnyaneshwar Vidyapeeth (Trust) in May 2002 and is taking an active part in providing an effective alternative to formal education for young students, who intend to take the education of their choice.

Mr. Kudale has been associated with Dnyaneshwar Vidyapeeth (Trust) since 1987 as a trustee.

He established two co-operative industrial estates around Pune for the benefit of small and medium enterprises. He participated in NPL-NABL programms and delivered speeches to help promote the concept of Accreditation Laboratories. He also presented a paper on Torque Metrology in the workshop of Force and Torque Metrology in 2003 organized by National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi.

  Awards :-  
  Name of Awards Year
Hari Malini Joshi Award (Mahratta Chamber)
1976.
G.S. Parkhe Award (Mahratta Chamber)
1979.
FIE Foundation Award
1979
A. R. Bhat Entrepreneurship Award (FASSI-New Delhi)
1984.
Certificate of Appreciation by MSFC,Bombay
1984.
PMC Appreciation Award
1984.
FIE Foundation Award.
1986.
CMTI-PMT Trust Best Designer Award
1998.
FIE Foundation Award
2004.