Gail, BPCL announce some key appointments

23 Aug 2022 , 10:35 AM

New directors have been appointed at the state-run energy firms Gail (India) Ltd and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL), respectively.

Sukhmal Jain, who previously held the position of Executive Director (ln-Charge) Marketing Corporate, has assumed the position of Director of Marketing, according to BPCL. Arun Kumar Singh, the CMD of BPCL, also served as director of marketing.

According to BPCL’s statement regarding Jain, “Under his leadership, the gas business unit played an increasingly important role in supporting the government’s aim of developing India as a gas-based economy, which augurs for widespread economic prosperity while also reducing the country’s dependence on oil imports and helping to reduce carbon emissions.”

Ayush Gupta has assumed the role of director of human resources (HR) at the corporation, according to Gail (India). He previously worked there as chief general manager.  He would replace Manoj Jain, the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of GAIL, who was also in charge of HR.

Leading public oil and gas corporations have experienced delays in hiring for several critical roles, forcing director-level executives to assume greater responsibility in the absence of a new appointment. After Chairman and Managing Director D Rajkumar departed on August 31, 2020, BPCL, which was in the middle of a privatization process until the government abandoned the proposal, formed temporary arrangements and gave additional responsibility to Director K Padmakar (HR).  Arun Kumar Singh was chosen to serve as the CMD in September 2021.