He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago in 1978.
[5] Kirloskar Brothers acquired 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%.
[9] Mr. Sanjay Kirloskar also set up the all-women operated and managed manufacturing plant of Kirloskar Brothers Ltd at Coimbatore 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.