Our Leadership

Shri Nachimuthu Senthil KumarDirector (Pipelines)

Shri N. Senthil Kumar, is an Electronics and Communication Engineer with over three decades of versatile experience in the operations & maintenance of IndianOil’s countrywide network of oil & gas pipelines. Before joining the IndianOil Board as Director (Pipelines), he was heading the Operations function at Pipelines Division Head Office.

Shri Senthil has a vast and rich experience and has played a pivotal role in using technology to boost security systems in pipelines and conceptualization of Central Pipeline Information Management Systems (CPIMS) with backbone alternate communication system.

Shri Senthil also played a vital role in pilot testing of drag reducing agents (innovated by IndianOil R&D) in LPG pipelines for the first time.

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V. Satish KumarDirector (Marketing)

Shri V. Satish Kumar, a Mechanical Engineer and a post graduate in Management from University of Lubljana, Slovenia, has over 3 decades of rich experience in marketing of petroleum products in various geographies of the country.

As Director (Marketing), he ensured uninterrupted supplies of petroleum products across the various geographies even during the times of natural calamities or other disruptions, exemplifying the spirit of “Nation First “and “On Duty Always”. During his tenure, IndianOil embarked upon large scale modernisation of its retail outlets with new retail visual identity and setting up of new bottling plants, terminals and large retail outlets with wayside amenities on highways in line with Prime Minister’s vision. Shri V. Satish Kumar has laid special focus on improving brand equity of IndianOil due to which the IndianOil’s brand strength index attained 9th rank in 2023 and moved up to 3rd rank in top brands in Oil & Gas companies across the world.

Shri V. Satish Kumar also held the additional charge of Chairman for more than 2 months from September 2024 and Director (Finance) for one year from October 2022. Prior to joining as Director (Marketing), he was heading the marketing network in the States of Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh as Executive Director and State Head, Madhya Pradesh State Office. During his career, he has been instrumental in implementing key business initiatives like Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG consumer (DBTL), Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) which have been widely acknowledged for their social impact.

During his tenure, record volumes of LPG Imports were handled by IPPL, which helped the country in meeting the increase in the LPG demand under the Govt. of India’s ambitious PMUY Scheme. Shri V. Satish Kumar has widely travelled and has addressed many National as well as International Energy conferences.

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Shri Anuj Jain Director (Finance)

Shri Anuj Jain, is a Commerce Graduate and a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). He has also completed a Masters in Business Finance from the ICAI.

Shri Anuj Jain had joined IndianOil in 1996 and has over 27 years of rich and varied experience in the field of Finance, Taxation and Commercial aspects of the Oil & Gas industry. He has handled various assignments like Corporate Finance, Treasury & Fund Management, Supply Chain Optimization, Pricing, Shipping, Direct and Indirect Taxation, SAP and ERP system etc. Prior to his elevation as Director (Finance), Shri Anuj Jain was the Chief General Manager (Finance) at Refineries Headquarters.

He was also posted as Senior Vice President (Finance) in Lanka IOC PLC., a listed Subsidiary of IndianOil in Sri Lanka where he headed the Finance function. He was also a Board member and Audit Committee member of Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminals Limited (CPSTL), a strategic petroleum company in Sri Lanka.

Shri Anuj Jain is actively involved in identification and formulation of various business strategies for energy transition of the Company in the changing landscape of India’s energy sector.

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