Leadership : Indian Oil

Shrikant Madhav Vaidya
Chairman

Mr. Shrikant Madhav Vaidya is a Chemical Engineer from the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela. He has over 34 years of extensive experience in refining & petrochemicals operations. He has had a decade-long association with India's largest cracker plant – the Panipat Naphtha Cracker Complex, a major driver of IndianOil's petrochemicals business – right from the drawing board stage. He is among the select technocrats in the Indian oil & gas industry who are proficient in all facets of refinery-petrochemicals integration, desirable for the sustainability of the oil & gas industry in the long-term.

Mr. Vaidya is also a Non-Executive Chairman on the Board of Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (a Subsidiary of IndianOil), Ratnagiri Refinery & Petrochemicals Ltd. and Indian Oiltanking Ltd. (both Joint Venture Companies). He is also a Non-Executive Director on the Board of Petronet LNG Ltd. (a Joint Venture of IndianOil).

G K Satish
Director (Planning & Business Development)

Mr. G. K. Satish is a Mechanical Engineer from NIT, Surat and a Post Graduate in Management from MDI, Gurgaon. He has over 30 year's experience in various disciplines in IndianOil like Terminal Operations, Logistics, Shipping, International Trade, Business Development, Natural Gas Business, Human Resources and Corporate Communications. Before joining the Board, he was Executive Director I/C (Gas) in IndianOil. Shri Satish is also a Director of Green Gas Ltd., a Joint Venture Company of IndianOil. He is also a Director on the Board of IndOil Global B.V., & IndOil Montney Ltd. overseas subsidiaries of IndianOil. Shri Satish is also a Director on the Board of IOT Biogas Pvt. Ltd, a subsidiary of IndianOil’s JV Indian Oiltanking Ltd.

Dr. SSV Ramakumar
Director (Research & Development)

Dr. SSV Ramakumar is Director (Research & Development) on the Board of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IndianOil), a Fortune 500 company.

With a doctorate in Chemistry from IIT-Roorkee (erstwhile University of Roorkee), Dr. Ramakumar has more than three decades of uninterrupted R&D experience in downstream hydrocarbon sector, notably in the areas of lubricant technology, refinery process research streams, including catalyst development. He is instrumental in developing India's home-grown, OEM-approved marine lubricant technology, which catapulted IndianOil's SERVO lubes into the select league of five MNC oil companies. He spearheaded the complete indigenization of IndianOil’s flagship resid up-gradation technology- INDMAX by way of developing in-house catalyst for the process.
Under his able guidance, IndianOil has developed bouquet of technologies for producing BS VI quality fuels in the refineries. He spearheaded the fastest ever development and commercial deployment of Indane Nanocut high-therm metal-cutting gas. On-purpose technologies like Octamax for octane enhancement of MS pool, differentiated LPG for domestic applications. He is leading a team of scientist to develop cutting edge solutions in energy storage (batteries), hydrogen & fuel cells and solar energy. Dr. Ramakumar is currently steering the setting up of Centre of Excellences in Alternative Energy, Nanotechnology and Synthetic Biotechnology & Corrosion Research at the 2nd R&D campus of IndianOil.

Dr. Ramakumar has to his credit over 150 research publications in peer reviewed national / international journals and 133 national & international patents (filed & granted) besides winning several prestigious awards for presenting the best research papers in international conferences. Apart from serving on IndianOil Board, Dr. Ramakumar is also a Board member of Lanzatech, USA, Board member of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) & is also on the Board of Oil Industry Development Board (OIDB) besides presiding the activities of industry bodies like Society for Petroleum Laboratories and India Energy Forum. He is also currently a member of the Executive Council of PCRA, member of National APEX Council of Prime Minister Research Fellowship Scheme for doctoral programme, member of Nano Applications and Technology Advisory Group (NATAG), convener of Methanol utilization task force constituted by NITI Aayog and Adjunct Professor at Institute of Chemical Energy, Mumbai & Bhubaneswar Campuses. Dr. Ramakumar also heads the DBT – IOC Bioenergy Research Centre and is on the Governing Council of International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Governing Council member for Centre of Excellence in Advanced Biofuels and Biocommodities and Governing Council member of Centre of Excellence in Oil, Gas & Energy, IIT Mumbai. Several national scientific societies like International Council of Internal Combustion Engines –India Chapter (CIMAC INDIA), Indian Society of Fuels and Lubricants (ISFL), Tribology Society of India (TSI) are currently being presided over by Dr.Ramakumar.

In his long career, Dr.Ramakumar received many prestigious awards like NPMP, FIPI, NRDC, AIIMA Innovation, Bangalore Nano and World Petroleum Congress (WPC) excellence award for various technologies he developed at IndianOil.

Ranjan Kumar Mohapatra
Director (HR)

Mr. Ranjan Kumar Mohapatra is a Mechanical Engineering graduate from BITS, Pilani, with a PG Diploma in Management from Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar. He joined IndianOil in 1987 and gained experience on various business aspects including Terminal Operations, Supply Chain Management & Logistics. With an in-depth knowledge and acumen in Supply Chain & Logistics, Mr. Mohapatra has been associated with evacuation of finished products from IndianOil's domestic refineries and product upliftment agreements with stand-alone refiners as well as other oil marketing companies (OMCs). Mr. Mohapatra was one of the chief architects of the auto fuel quality (BS-III/BS-IV) upgradation programmes of OMCs in India.

Gurmeet Singh
Director (Marketing)

Mr. Gurmeet Singh, is a Mechanical Engineer from Punjab University. Shri Singh has over 3 decades of wide and rich experience in petroleum business in various geographies including head of Engineering & Projects and head of Rajasthan State Office. Prior to assuming charge as Director (Marketing), he was Executive Director(LPG), Marketing Division. As Head of Business Vertical of LPG, Shri Singh spearheaded all activities related to LPG business in entire India. He was instrumental in taking forward several LPG business initiatives with key ones like the PMUY which has been highly acclaimed nationally and internationally for its mammoth reach and impact. Shri Singh has widely travelled and has been part of several national and international energy related projects and events such as CERAweek, World LPG Conference, etc. Shri Singh is also the Non-Executive Chairman of IOC Middle East FZE as well as IndianOil (Mauritius) Limited, wholly owned subsidiaries of IndianOil.

Akshay Kumar Singh
Director (Pipelines)

Mr. Akshay Kumar Singh is a Mechanical Engineer from MIT, Muzaffarpur and a post graduate in Turbo Machinery from South Gujarat University. Mr. Singh has more than 3 decades of experience and possesses extensive domain knowledge and has made significant contributions in Petroleum & Natural Gas Sector. Prior to joining IndianOil Board, he was an Executive Director in GAIL. He has vast experience in executing challenging, complex and large size Cross Country pipeline network of National importance. He has extensive experience in the field of design engineering, planning, execution and O&M of hydrocarbon cross country pipeline system and process plants. Shri Singh is also the Non-Executive Director of IHB Private Limited, Joint Venture Company of IndianOil.

Sandeep Kumar Gupta
Director (Finance)

Mr. Sandeep Kumar Gupta is a Commerce Graduate & a Chartered Accountant. He has more than 3 decades of rich work experience in finance function in IndianOil acquired during his posting at various Refinery units, Refineries Headquarters and Corporate Office which includes corporate accounts, planning & analysis, treasury functions, financial concurrence, risk management, etc. Prior to joining as Director (Finance), he was the Executive Director (Corporate Finance) wherein he has spearheaded several stakeholder-friendly voluntary initiatives like the maiden Buyback of Shares, first Integrated Annual Report, transition to IndAS, etc. Mr. Gupta is also a Director on the Board of IOC Middle East FZE, an overseas subsidiary of IndianOil.

Dr. Navneet Mohan Kothari
Government Nominee Director

Dr. Navneet Mohan Kothari is an IAS officer of 2001 Batch of MP Cadre. He has worked in various departments in the Govt. of Madhya Pradesh which include Agriculture Cooperation & Farmer Welfare and Finance.

lndrani Kaushal
Government Nominee Director

Ms. Indrani Kaushal is an IES Officer (1995). Presently, she is Economic Adviser, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Govt. of India (MoP&NG). Ms.Kaushal holds Masters in Governance & Development from U.K., Global Think Tank – The Institute of Development Studies and Masters from Delhi School of Economics. Ms. lndrani Kaushal is also a Government Nominee Director on the Board of Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Limited.

Vinoo Mathur
Independent Director

Mr. Vinoo Mathur, aged 70 years has done his graduation in Science and Masters in Arts. He has also done a Post Graduation Diploma in Transport & Development from UK. He is currently a Senior Advisor to JICA Study Team conducting Follow-up studies for High Speed Rail Project between Mumbai and Ahmedabad. He is a Fellow Member of Institute of Rail Transport, Member of Centre for Transportation Management and Member of Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport.

Samirendra Chatterjee
Independent Director

Mr. Samirendra Chatterjee, aged 66 years, an IAS Officer of 1976 batch, is a post graduate in Physics from St. Stephens College & M. Phil in Economics from Boston University. Mr. Chatterjee has also done MBA from South Cross University, Australia. In a career spanning about 36 years, he has worked in various capacities at State Government and Central Government before superannuating as Secretary, Ministry of Defence in 2012. He was also associated in various policy making processes, monitoring and implementation of such policies in an efficient and effective way. He was the First member (private investment) in NHAI and was instrumental in working out the economics of road privatization. He has held the position of Managing Director and Director (Govt. Nominee) in various state and central PSUs during his career including Director on the Board of Hindustan Shipyard Limited.

Chitta Ranjan Biswal
Independent Director

Mr. Chitta Ranjan Biswal, aged 66 years is a post graduate in Physics and is an IAS officer of 1981 batch of Andhra Pradesh cadre. He has handled various important assignments in the State of Andhra Pradesh which include Principal Secretary to the Government in department like Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, Industries & Commerce Department, Higher Education Department, Agriculture and Co-op Department. He was also the Special Commissioner of Land Administration (CCLA) Hyderabad. Mr. Biswal was also appointed as Chairman of Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission, Hyderabad. Shri Biswal is also an Independent Direcor on the Board of Acuite Ratings & Research Ltd.

Dr. Jagdish Kishwan
Independent Director

Dr. Jagdish Kishwan, aged 66 years, a post graduate in Mathematics and Forestry, and Ph D in 'Mathematical Modeling of Resin Production', is an Indian Forest Services Officer of 1975 batch of J&K Cadre. He was trained in 'Tropical Agroforestry', 'Participatory Forestry', and 'Forestry Education' in the University of Edinburgh and University of Wolverhampton in the United Kingdom.

Sankar Chakraborti
Independent Director

Mr. Sankar Chakraborti is the Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Acuite Ratings & Research Limited (Erstwhile SMERA Ratings Limited). Acuite, an initiative of Govt. of India, is a full service credit rating agency, accredited by Reserve Bank of India and registered with Securities & Exchange Board of India. Mr. Chakraborti Is leading Acuites transformation from being only a rating agency to a technology and innovation driven global knowledge and data company. Mr. Chakraborti, aged 48 years, is a Physics graduate and an MBA from University of Burdwan, West Bengal.

D. S. Shekhawat
Independent Director

Mr. Dharmendra Singh Shekhawat, aged 47 years is a Commerce Graduate and a practicing Chartered Account in Jaipur. He has over 15 years of experience in carrying out Audit of Banks, Charitable and Educational Institutes etc. He also specializes in Direct / Indirect Tax Consultancy and Project financing.

Rajendra Arlekar
Independent Director

Mr. Rajendra Arlekar, aged 65 years is a Graduate in Commerce from MES College, Vasco Da Gama. Shri Arlekar has a very successful public life and has been actively engaged in social, educational and cultural activities throughout the State of Goa. He was a Cabinet Minister in the Govt. of Goa and a former Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly. He was also the Chairman of Goa Industrial Development Corporation.

Ms. Lata Usendi
Independent Director

Ms. Lata Usendi, aged 45 years, is a Graduate in Humanities. She has over 20 years experience in the field of agriculture and social work. She is actively involved in various community development initiatives in Chhattisgarh specially for the development and welfare of women and children like continuing education programme, organizing health camps, skill-development programmes, promoting use of renewable energy, development of rural industry etc. She played an active role in conversion of 125 villages in Baster district into fully sanitized villages.

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