Shashi S Shukla graduated from the RWTH Aachen in Germany, joining TRW Automotive Engine Components in 1995.In 1999 he joined GKN Powder Metallurgy in Sales, Strategy and Business development, beofre becoming Managing Director of Hoeganaes Corporation in EU/Asia. In 2017 Shashi became CEO Surface Technology & Ceramic Powders at H.C. Starck, before moving to his current position as President of EMEA at Höganäs AB.
In December 2020 he was appointed as a Council Member of the EPMA.