Mr.Arun Balakrishnan
Chairman & Managing Director

Shri Arun Balakrishnan took charge as Chairman & Managing Director of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd on April 01, 2007. Prior to this assignment, Shri Balakrishnan was holding the position of Director - Human Resources.

A Chemical Engineer from the Government College of Engineering, Trichur - Kerala and a Post Graduate Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, Shri Balakrishnan has handled various portfolios in Marketing, Corporate and Human Resources of HPCL and possesses a rich experience in the oil sector. He also had a 5 year stint with the Oil Coordination Committee (OCC) as Director - Planning.

In his capacity as Director - Human Resources, Shri Balakrishnan introduced a number of contemporary People Management initiatives. As a result the Corporation came to be acknowledged as one of the 'Best Employers in India -2004' in the study conducted by Hewitt Associates and CNBC - TV 18. Under his leadership, HPCL was also the recipient of 'Award in Best Work Place Practices' by Asian Forum for Corporate Social Responsibility, Philipines in 2004. HPCL also received the Golden Peacock National Training Award for 2005 and an award for Commitment to Building and Learning Organisation by Peter Senge in 2006.

In the recent past, the All India Management Association has conferred a fellowship and the Institute of Engineers (India) has presented a Scroll of Honour for recognition 'of his outstanding contribution to the profession of Chemical Engineering'.

Mr.S.Roy Choudhury
Director- Marketing

Shri S. Roy Choudhury took charge as Director-Marketing effective May 2004. Prior to this he was Executive Director, Direct Sales SBU.

Shri S. Roy Choudhury is a Mechanical Engineer from the University of Assam. He commenced his career in the Petroleum Industry with Assam Oil Company, Digboi, a subsidiary of Burma Oil Company. He Joined HPCL on 21st June, 1982 as a Construction Engineer.

He has held various positions in the company in Refinery, Marketing (Operations), Projects and Sales Divisions of HPCL. These include positions such as General Manager (Supply, Operations and Distribution), General Manager (Pipelines), General Manager - Sales (West Zone). He was holding the position of Executive Director - Direct Sales prior to his appointment as Director - Marketing.

He is credited with creating a Pipelines Division in HPCL and successfully completed several Pipeline Projects and was responsible for smooth transition from APM to Non-APM era in the area of Product Supplies and Distribution.

Mr.V. Vizia Saradhi
Director- Human Resources

Shri V Vizia Saradhi took charge as Director Human Resources effective August 03, 2007. Prior to this he was Executive Director - Industrial Relations.

Shri V. Vizia Saradhi is a post graduate in Industrial Relations & Personnel Management from the Andhra University. He joined HPCL in December 1979. Before joining HPCL, he had 4 years of experience in Bharat Heavy Plate & Vessels (BHPV).

He has had a wide exposure to the petroleum industry over 28 years in Human Resources and Industrial Relations in Refineries, Marketing and Corporate Division of HPCL.

Mr.B.Mukherjee
Director- Finance

Shri Bhaswar Mukherjee took charge as Director Finance effective 1st February 2008.

He is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He has a wide exposure to the Petroleum Industry spanning over 30 years in the areas of Finance, Internal Audit and HR in Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited. .

Prior to his taking over as Director (Finance), Shri B. Mukherjee was Executive Director- Corporate Finance of HPCL. He has driven the major strategy initiative of Balanced Scorecard. He is also a Director on the Board of Petronet India Ltd., a Joint Venture Company of HPCL.

Mr.K. Murali
Director- Refineries

Shri K Murali took charge as Director – Refineries effective February 02, 2009. Prior to this he was the Executive Director (Refineries) of HPCL.

A Chemical Engineer, Shri Murali started his career with erstwhile Caltex Oil Company at Visakhapatnam, which was later merged with HPCL. He has wide experience in refinery operations. During his long career spanning more than 30 years, he has handled various critical positions including as head of both the refineries of HPCL at Mumbai and Visakhapatnam.

During his tenure as Head of Mumbai Refinery, the refinery performnance registered improvement in all areas of operations. Low cost de-bottlenecking of units and utilization of indegeneous R&D for commercial applications was undertaken.

As Head of Corporate R&D Projects for HPCL, he has developed proposals and strategies which are under implementation. As Director- Refineries of HPCL, he has several plans to bring in world class competitiveness to both the refineries.

He was instrumental in strategizing and preparing the initial Detailed Project Report for HPCL Joint Venture Refinery in Bhatinda, Punjab.

Mr.P.K.Sinha
Director

Shri P.K. Sinha, Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Govt. of India, is a Post Graduate from Delhi School of Economics and an IAS officer of U.P. Cadre. Shri P.K. Sinha also holds M.Phil in Social Sciences and Masters Diploma in Public Administration. Shri Sinha has served both in the Central and State Governments, including as District Magistrate of Jaunpur and Agra Districts, Commissioner of Varanasi Division and Principal Secretary, Irrigation, Uttar Pradesh. Shri Sinha has also served in the Ministry of Power, Department of Youth Affairs and Sports in the Central Government before joining Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas.

Mr.L.N.Gupta
Director

Shri L N Gupta, has been appointed as a Part Time Director on the HPCL Board effective June 25, 2008

Shri L N Gupta is Joint Secretary (Refineries) in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. He is an IAS officer and has done his M.A (Economics) and MBA from Birmingham University

Shri Gupta has served the Government of Orissa as Sub Collector- Deogarh, Project Officer-DRDA - Sundergarh, Managing Director-OSTC/Orissa Textile Mills Limited, Choudwar. He has also served as Deputy Secretary to the Government of India - Department of Personnel and Training, Vice Chairman - Bhubaneswar Development Authority, Administrator - Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation, Revenue Development Commissioner (Central) - Cuttack, Chairman and MD - Orissa Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation, Commissioner cum Secretary - Department of Steel and Mines, Chairman and MD - Orissa Hydro Power Corporation and Resident Commissioner - Government of Orissa, New Delhi.

Prof. Prakash G Apte
Director

Prof. Prakash G. Apte, who joined HPCL Board effective 20th July 2007, is the Director and UTI Chair Professor at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore. His special areas of interest are International Finance, Exchange Rate behaviour, Financial Derivatives and Risk Management.

Prof. Apte holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Columbia University, PGDM from IIM Calcutta and B. Tech. from IIT Bombay. He has taught Economics at the Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, USA and Columbia University. He was a Consultant at Edison Electric Institute, New York and a Project Manager at Centron Industrial Alliance, Bombay.

Prof. Apte has published four books - International Financial Management, Global Business Finance, Text Book of Econometrics and Macro Economics and several articles in professional journals and economic and financial periodicals.

He has served on expert committees appointed by NSE, SEBI and RBI. He is on the Board of several companies and institutions such as BEML, Power Finance Corporation and IIT-B. He is also a consultant to several leading organizations in government, public and private sectors. He has been a Visiting Faculty at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, Goteborg University, Sweden and S.P. Jain Centre of Management, Singapore.

Mr.P.V.Rajaraman
Director

Shri P.V. Rajaraman, who joined HPCL Board effective July 20th 2007, is a retired IAS Officer. He holds Masters degrees in Physics (Madras University) and Management (University of Leeds, U.K.)

He has worked as Director in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India, Managing Director, India Cements, Chairman and Managing Director, Tamilnadu Housing Board, Commissioner of Sugar and Chairman and Managing Director, Tamilnadu Sugar Corporation, Secretary to the Government of Tamilnadu in the Commercial Taxes, Home and Finance Departments, Development Commissioner and Chairman, Tamilnadu Industrial Investment Corporation.

Dr. Gitesh K Shah
Director

Dr. Gitesh Shah, a Scientist turned Management Expert, was appointed to the HPCL board effective December 7, 2009.

Dr.Gitesh Shah has done his M.Sc., Ph.D. & D.Sc in Organic Chemistry. Dr. Shah is a Chartered Scientist, Chartered Chemist and Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry(RSC), London. (C.Sci., C.Chem., F.R.S.C.). He is also member of the prestigious Dr.Vikram Sarabhai Award Committee. He is based at Ahmedabad.

Dr. Gitesh Shah, who is a noted Technocrat & Management Expert, has rich experience of 20 years in the field of Petrochemical, Chem-informatics, Bio-informatics and Nano–Technology. He has to his credit 18 research papers in renowned international journals in the field of Chemistry and Nano–Technology. He has served as the Chairman of the Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited (GACL), Baroda. He is Chairman of Harita Projects Private Limited, a company engaged in Infrastructure Projects and Nano-Molecules.