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Chairman & Managing Director (Additional Charge) & Director (Finance)
Chairman & Managing Director (Additional Charge) & Director (Finance)
Mr. Rajneesh Narang, has taken additional charge as the Chairman & Managing Director (C&MD) of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL), a Maharatna Oil Company effective September 1, 2024, Alongside this role, he continues to serve as Director (Finance), a position he has held since March 22, 2022. He also held the additional charge of Director (HR) from May 2022 to April 2023.
Prior to his current roles, Mr. Narang served as the Executive Director – Corporate Finance & Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of HPCL. Throughout his extensive career at HPCL, he has managed several critical portfolios, including Executive Director – Finance (Marketing), Executive Assistant to the Chairman & Managing Director, and roles across Finance and Marketing SBUs (such as Aviation, Direct Sales, and Retail). He is also on the board of several HPCL subsidiary and joint venture companies.
A Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) with a Master’s degree in Financial Management, Mr. Narang brings over three decades of rich and varied experience in the downstream oil sector. He has held various key challenging assignments in roles across Corporate Finance, Treasury, Risk Management, Margin Management, Marketing Finance, Budgeting, SBU Commercial, C&MD’s Office, and Refinery Project.
Mr. Rajneesh Narang is known for his Commercial acumen, innovative ideas and people-centric leadership. In his various roles, he has focused on investment in Human capital for building successful teams and individuals and able to perform and deliver exceptional results through positive engagement and a shared vision. His commitment to professional development is further enriched by advanced management programs at prestigious institutions such as London Business School, IIM Ahmedabad, and ESCP Europe. He is also a key technical speaker in in-house capability-building seminars and workshops
Phone Number: +91-22-22863900
E-Mail ID: cmd[at]hpcl[dot]in
Chairman & Managing Director (Additional Charge) & Director (Finance)
Mr. Rajneesh Narang, has taken additional charge as the Chairman & Managing Director (C&MD) of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL), a Maharatna Oil Company effective September 1, 2024, Alongside this role, he continues to serve as Director (Finance), a position he has held since March 22, 2022. He also held the additional charge of Director (HR) from May 2022 to April 2023.
Prior to his current roles, Mr. Narang served as the Executive Director – Corporate Finance & Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of HPCL. Throughout his extensive career at HPCL, he has managed several critical portfolios, including Executive Director – Finance (Marketing), Executive Assistant to the Chairman & Managing Director, and roles across Finance and Marketing SBUs (such as Aviation, Direct Sales, and Retail). He is also on the board of several HPCL subsidiary and joint venture companies.
A Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) with a Master’s degree in Financial Management, Mr. Narang brings over three decades of rich and varied experience in the downstream oil sector. He has held various key challenging assignments in roles across Corporate Finance, Treasury, Risk Management, Margin Management, Marketing Finance, Budgeting, SBU Commercial, C&MD’s Office, and Refinery Project.
Mr. Rajneesh Narang is known for his Commercial acumen, innovative ideas and people-centric leadership. In his various roles, he has focused on investment in Human capital for building successful teams and individuals and able to perform and deliver exceptional results through positive engagement and a shared vision. His commitment to professional development is further enriched by advanced management programs at prestigious institutions such as London Business School, IIM Ahmedabad, and ESCP Europe. He is also a key technical speaker in in-house capability-building seminars and workshops.
Phone Number: +91-22-22863900
E-Mail ID: corphqo[at]hpcl[dot]in
Director - Refineries
Mr. S. Bharathan is the Director – Refineries of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited effective October 1, 2022. He is a Post Graduate in Chemical Engineering with an impressive career spanning over three decades in the various streams of Refineries and Corporate at HPCL. He has extensive expertise in Refinery operations and cutting-edge technologies.
In addition to his role at HPCL, he serves on the Boards of Hindustan-Mittal Energy Limited (HMEL), Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL), HPCL Rajasthan Refinery Limited (HRRL) and Ratnagiri Refinery & Petrochemicals Limited (RRPCL). He heads the Boards of Hindustan Biofuels Limited (HBL), and Prize Petroleum Company Limited (PPCL).
Under his leadership, Mumbai Refinery has stabilized and achieved higher than design capacity from the first year of Operations itself. Visakh Refinerys’ Modernisation Project is in advance stage of completion; with most of the major units already commissioned. Indias’ most modern and integrated refining cum petrochemical complex is nearing completion in Pachpadra, Rajasthan. HPCLs refineries are also marching ahead with adoption of Digital Acceleration and process intensification technologies towards achieving net zero.
He has worked in Refinery Operations and Technical Services for more than 20 years. Has commissioned several new units under Visakh Refinerys’ VREP-2 and DHDS projects. He was the implementation manager for Integrated Refinery Business Improvement Program which was taken up for margin, energy and reliability improvements.
He was heading Crude & Production Planning of Integrated Margin Management during it’s initial implementation period and optimized entire supply chain from procurement of crude to sales of products. As a head of Refineries Project Process, was instrumental in designing and adoption of latest efficient refining technologies which includes Indias’ first Residue Hydrocracker.
He led the HPCL Green Research & Development Centre (HPGRDC) in Bengaluru for three years. During that time worked on technology development and commercialization of products & technologies. His profound knowledge extends to emerging technologies, advanced developments in the field of petroleum industries and energy transitions era.
He was a part of important committees like Energy Transition Advisory Committee, Enhancing Petrochemicals production, Indigenization of Catalyst Manufacturing, Policy for Synthetic Fuels etc.
Phone Number: +91-22-22863900
E-Mail ID: corphqo[at]hpcl[dot]in
Director – Marketing
Mr. Amit Garg assumed the role of Director – Marketing on December 27, 2022. With over 37 years of diverse experience in the oil and gas industry, he brings a wealth of expertise, having driven strategic sales initiatives across every aspect of the value chain — from sourcing and storage to logistics, marketing, and customer experience. His customer focussed approach to achieving sales excellence has consistently delivered exceptional results, positioning him as a key leader in the industry.
Mr. Garg oversees the comprehensive performance of all downstream verticals, including Retail, LPG, Industrial & Consumer Sales, Lubricants, and Aviation. He also leads the rapid expansion of HPCL’s marketing infrastructure, including cross-country product pipelines, storage capacities at POL locations, LPG plants, both retail outlet and LPG distributor networks, and CNG facilities at its outlets, with a strong focus on enhancing market reach, operational efficiency, and cost optimization.
Mr. Garg, a postgraduate in Electronics and Management, assumed leadership at HPCL during challenging times in the hydrocarbon sector. Despite these challenges, he is steering the company's growth by diversifying its product portfolio to include petrochemicals, developing the CGD network, strategically venturing into biofuels and renewables, and establishing electric vehicle charging infrastructure at its retail network.
Mr. Garg is placing a strong emphasis on substantially increasing non-fuel revenues (NFR) from customer touchpoints, while also prioritizing the adoption of cutting-edge digital technologies to elevate and transform the overall customer experience.
In addition to his role at HPCL, Mr. Garg holds key leadership positions, serving as Chairman of HPCL Renewable & Green Energy Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of HPCL, and as Chairman of Bhagyanagar Gas Limited, a JV between HPCL and GAIL. He also serves on the Board of HPCL Mittal Energy Limited (HMEL), a JV between HPCL and Mittal Energy Investments Pte. Ltd., Singapore (a Lakshmi N Mittal Group company), and HPCL Rajasthan Refinery Limited (HRRL), a JV between HPCL and the Government of Rajasthan.
Prior to joining HPCL, Mr. Garg was Executive Director – Aviation at BPCL. His previous roles include serving as a full-time Director at Indraprastha Gas Limited, India's largest City Gas Distribution (CGD) company, and as a Nominee Director at Maharashtra Natural Gas Limited, a JV of BPCL and GAIL.
Renowned for his proficiency in public speaking, Mr. Garg’s leadership is distinguished by a unique blend of ambition and empathy. His ability to clearly articulate HPCL’s vision and strategy has played a pivotal role in shaping the company’s marketing initiatives and driving its growth trajectory.
Phone Number: +91-22-22637000
E-Mail ID: corphqo[at]hpcl[dot]in
Director - Human Resources
Mr. K S Shetty has assumed the charge of Director Human Resources of the Company effective May 01, 2023. Prior to this, Mr. K S Shetty was an Executive Director – Human Resources with additional charge of Employee Relations Department.
Mr. K S Shetty is a Gold Medalist in Human Resource Management from Andhra University and also a distinguished alumnus of the Swedish Institute, Stockholm from where he completed his Diploma in Sustainable Development in 2012. He has also completed his Advanced Management Program from MDI, Gurgaon / ESCP Europe Business School, Paris. (2016). He is an SHRM, USA - Senior Certified Professional and is currently on the AIMA Core Committee on HR and also on the National Council of the Indian Society for Training and Development (ISTD). He is also on the Board of HPCL’s Wholly Owned Subsidiary Company (HPLNG), effective October 10, 2022.
He has over 25 years of experience in HR in various capacities at HPCL. In his current role at HPCL, he is responsible for the entire gamut of HR/ER functions ranging from Talent Acquisition, Capability Building, Career and Succession Planning, Performance and Rewards Management, Discipline Management etc. He also has in-depth knowledge of various Statutory/ Regulatory requirements under various Labour Laws.
Phone Number: +91-22-22863900
E-Mail ID: corphqo[at]hpcl[dot]in
Government Director
Shri Vinod Seshan is a Government Nominee Director on the Board of the Company effective May 13, 2024.
Shri Vinod Seshan, Joint Secretary, Ministry of petroleum & Natural Gas is an IAS officer (2008 Assam Cadre). He possesses rich experience of Seventeen plus years as under:
13 Years plus experience in Govt. Sector:
As an Administrator, Team Leader, project Director having core expertise in project Management, District Administration, policy making and implementation.
4 Years experience in Private Sector:
As Project Engineer, Knowledge Manager having core expertise in project Management, Knowledge Management, unit testing, Test script development, software bug fixing etc.
As Project Engineer, Knowledge Manager having core expertise in project Management, Knowledge Management, unit testing, test script development, software bug fixing etc. He possesses Bachelor degree in Engineering (Electronics & Communication) and Master degree in Science and in Public Policy. He has also obtained the following Qualifications i.e. Certificate Courses in:
i. Infrastructure Project Financing from University of Benoni, Italy
ii. Infrastructure Regulation from IIM Bangalore
iii. Agriculture Infrastructure, Economics and Nature from University of Western Australia.
Government Director
Mr. Pankaj Kumar has been appointed as Government Director on the Board of the Company effective June 22, 2022. Mr. Pankaj Kumar is a Director (Offshore) of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) effective 4th September, 2021. As Director (Offshore), he is responsible for the entire gamut of Offshore Fields contributing around 70% of Oil and 78% of Natural Gas production of ONGC.
Mr. Kumar is a thorough Oil & Gas industry professional with more than 34 years of experience across ONGC’s business functions varying from Operations Management of Offshore and Onshore fields, Well Engineering, Joint Venture Management, Corporate Strategic Management and Asset Management.
During this period he has held key positions as Chief of Corporate Strategy & Planning group of ONGC and Asset Manager of Cambay Asset and Ahmedabad Assets. Sustainable production enhancement from mature fields of Ahmedabad & Cambay is another testimony to his impeccable Asset & Project Management skills.
He is known for his visionary approach and dynamic decision making with excellent performance records. During his stint in Joint Venture (JV) Operations Group, Mr. Kumar was instrumental in exceptional turnaround of CB-OS/2 Offshore JV block by making it profitable with almost 100% increase in production and delivering complex offshore projects in Panna-Mukta & Tapti block, on-time and within allocated budget. Mr. Kumar’s immense contribution in formulation of ONGC’s Long Term Growth Strategy: Energy Strategy 2040 as Chief Corporate Strategy & Planning is remarkable.
During his tenure as Asset Manager of the largest onshore Asset of ONGC at Ahmedabad, Country faced worst ever Pandemic and the lock down situation. Under his dynamic leadership during severe lock-down conditions Asset having 67 installations continued operations on round the clock basis and maintained production.
He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from University of Roorkee (now IIT Roorkee) and Master’s degree in Process Engineering from IIT Delhi. He completed Advance Management Program at IIM, Bengaluru and Leadership Development Program at IIM, Calcutta.
Independent Director
Dr. Nagaraja Bhalki is a General Surgeon by profession and working as Professor at Department of General Surgery for the past 12 Years. As a surgeon, he has performed more than 6000 surgeries and been teaching to Medical Students. Presently, holding position of General Secretary of Indian Medical Association (IMA), Raichur. He was also past President of Association of Surgeon (ASI). During COVID-19 Pandemic, he has treated 180 COVID positive patients at Seva Bharthi COVID Care Centre for 30 days at free of cost.
Independent Director
Mr. K S Narendiran hails from Tamil Nadu State and is self-employed by Profession. He is a Social Worker and actively involved in various activities which are for the advancement of weaker sections of the Society.
