Leadership
Chairman & Managing Director
Shri R.K. Sabharwal is the Director (Commercial) of our Company. He is also having Additional Charge of Chairman & Managing Director. He has more than 37 years of experience in various positions in all areas of commercial function since 1983. He has hands on experience in International and Domestic Commercial domain. His expertise covers various aspects of International trade, EXIM procedures, Taxation, legal aspects etc. He has proven competence in systems development. His job responsibilities include establishing fair and transparent systems, planning manpower allocation, finalizing e-enabling strategies including e-procurement, evaluation techniques, negotiation methodologies and interface management, development of suitable commercial procedures, finalization of detailed contractual terms for domestic and global commerce.
He was also posted in Dubai for independently leading entire commercial function for Gasoline Facilities Project of Iso Octane Company, Dubai during 1998-1999. He has successfully demonstrated leadership skills over the years. He has successfully managed various functions including day-to-day operations under complex management situations. He was also actively involved with IT Applications in various business processes in the company and has been spearheading IT applications in Commercial Function for the last several years. He is a Member of All India Management Association, Indian Institute of Materials Management and Indian Institute of Foreign Trade.
Shri R.K. Sabharwal is the Director (Commercial) of our Company. He is also having Additional Charge of Chairman & Managing Director. He has more than 37 years of experience in various positions in all areas of commercial function since 1983. He has hands on experience in International and Domestic Commercial domain. His expertise covers various aspects of International trade, EXIM procedures, Taxation, legal aspects etc. He has proven competence in systems development. His job responsibilities include establishing fair and transparent systems, planning manpower allocation, finalizing e-enabling strategies including e-procurement, evaluation techniques, negotiation methodologies and interface management, development of suitable commercial procedures, finalization of detailed contractual terms for domestic and global commerce.
He was also posted in Dubai for independently leading entire commercial function for Gasoline Facilities Project of Iso Octane Company, Dubai during 1998-1999. He has successfully demonstrated leadership skills over the years. He has successfully managed various functions including day-to-day operations under complex management situations. He was also actively involved with IT Applications in various business processes in the company and has been spearheading IT applications in Commercial Function for the last several years. He is a Member of All India Management Association, Indian Institute of Materials Management and Indian Institute of Foreign Trade.
Functional Directors
Shri R.K. Sabharwal is the Director (Commercial) of our Company. He has more than 36 years of experience in various positions in all areas of commercial function since 1983. He has hands on experience in international and domestic commercial domain. His expertise covers various aspects of International trade, EXIM procedures, taxation, legal aspects etc. He has proven competence in systems development. His job responsibilities include establishing fair and transparent systems, planning manpower allocation, finalizing e-enabling strategies including e-procurement, evaluation techniques, negotiation methodologies and interface management, development of suitable commercial procedures, finalization of detailed contractual terms for domestic and global commerce. He was also posted in Dubai for independently leading entire commercial function for Gasoline Facilities Project of Iso Octane Company, Dubai during 1998 – 1999. He has successfully demonstrated leadership skills over the years. He has successfully managed various functions including day-to-day operations under complex management situations. He was also actively involved with IT Applications in various business processes in the company and has been spearheading IT applications in Commercial Function for the last several years. He is a Member of All India Management Association, Indian Institute of Materials Management and Indian Institute of Foreign Trade.
Shri R.K. Sabharwal is the Director (Commercial) of our Company. He has more than 36 years of experience in various positions in all areas of commercial function since 1983. He has hands on experience in international and domestic commercial domain. His expertise covers various aspects of International trade, EXIM procedures, taxation, legal aspects etc. He has proven competence in systems development. His job responsibilities include establishing fair and transparent systems, planning manpower allocation, finalizing e-enabling strategies including e-procurement, evaluation techniques, negotiation methodologies and interface management, development of suitable commercial procedures, finalization of detailed contractual terms for domestic and global commerce. He was also posted in Dubai for independently leading entire commercial function for Gasoline Facilities Project of Iso Octane Company, Dubai during 1998 – 1999. He has successfully demonstrated leadership skills over the years. He has successfully managed various functions including day-to-day operations under complex management situations. He was also actively involved with IT Applications in various business processes in the company and has been spearheading IT applications in Commercial Function for the last several years. He is a Member of All India Management Association, Indian Institute of Materials Management and Indian Institute of Foreign Trade.
Mr. Sunil Bhatia is the Director (Finance) of our Company. In a career spanning over 32 years, Shri Bhatia has worked in a wide array of domains including Projects, Finance, Manufacturing & Marketing. He joined NFL in 1986 and worked in various capacities in the Finance Department at the Nangal Unit of NFL upto April, 2000. Thereafter, he served in various capacities at the NFL’s Corporate Office and was made Finance Head in August, 2013. Subsequently, in August, 2015, he was posted as Chief Financial Officer at Ramagundam Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited (RFCL), a Joint venture company of NFL, EIL and FCIL. Shri Bhatia is B.Com (Hons.) and M.Com alumni from Panjab University, Chandigarh and FCMA from the Institute of Cost Accountants of India.
Mr. Sunil Bhatia is the Director (Finance) of our Company. In a career spanning over 32 years, Shri Bhatia has worked in a wide array of domains including Projects, Finance, Manufacturing & Marketing. He joined NFL in 1986 and worked in various capacities in the Finance Department at the Nangal Unit of NFL upto April, 2000. Thereafter, he served in various capacities at the NFL’s Corporate Office and was made Finance Head in August, 2013. Subsequently, in August, 2015, he was posted as Chief Financial Officer at Ramagundam Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited (RFCL), a Joint venture company of NFL, EIL and FCIL. Shri Bhatia is B.Com (Hons.) and M.Com alumni from Panjab University, Chandigarh and FCMA from the Institute of Cost Accountants of India.
Shri S.K. Handa is the Director (Projects) of our Company. Having joined EIL as Management Trainee in 1983, he has been associated with many green field & brown field projects implemented by EIL. He has also been involved in development of in-house technology & its commercialisation in the hydrocarbon field.
His areas of responsibility spanning 35 years career in EIL include process design, technology development & its commercialisation, engineering services & business development across entire hydrocarbon value chain in midstream & downstream sectors. He was nominated to the board of Certification Engineers India Ltd. (CEIL), subsidiary of EIL, as Part-Time Director in 2015. Shri Handa is a B. Tech (Hons.) in Chemical Engineering from Department of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Panjab University, Chandigarh (1983 batch).
Shri S.K. Handa is the Director (Projects) of our Company. Having joined EIL as Management Trainee in 1983, he has been associated with many green field & brown field projects implemented by EIL. He has also been involved in development of in-house technology & its commercialisation in the hydrocarbon field.
His areas of responsibility spanning 35 years career in EIL include process design, technology development & its commercialisation, engineering services & business development across entire hydrocarbon value chain in midstream & downstream sectors. He was nominated to the board of Certification Engineers India Ltd. (CEIL), subsidiary of EIL, as Part-Time Director in 2015. Shri Handa is a B. Tech (Hons.) in Chemical Engineering from Department of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Panjab University, Chandigarh (1983 batch).
Shri A.K. Kalra is the Director (HR) of our Company. He has worked in various projects in the field of Refineries, Petrochemicals, Pipelines, Infrastructure, etc. After working for more than 21 years in Projects/ Construction, he has been associated with HR directorate since 2007.
Shri Kalra has experience in various facets of HR functions viz. Manpower Planning, Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, Performance Management, Compensation & Benefits, Policy formulations, Grievance Redressal, Welfare, Administration, Training, Industrial Relations, TalentRetention etc.
He has been involved in Formulating HR vision, Mission & Objectives, Organization Restructuring, Institutionalising Leadership Development Programme, Implementing Rajbhasha Policy and Transforming HR as a Strategic Partner in the company’s operations.
He has made extensive contribution in digitization of HR Processes & Policies, Corporate Planning, Corporate Branding and CSR. He is a certified Workplace Coach and a Mentor.
Shri A.K. Kalra is the Director (HR) of our Company. He has worked in various projects in the field of Refineries, Petrochemicals, Pipelines, Infrastructure, etc. After working for more than 21 years in Projects/ Construction, he has been associated with HR directorate since 2007.
Shri Kalra has experience in various facets of HR functions viz. Manpower Planning, Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, Performance Management, Compensation & Benefits, Policy formulations, Grievance Redressal, Welfare, Administration, Training, Industrial Relations, TalentRetention etc.
He has been involved in Formulating HR vision, Mission & Objectives, Organization Restructuring, Institutionalising Leadership Development Programme, Implementing Rajbhasha Policy and Transforming HR as a Strategic Partner in the company’s operations.
He has made extensive contribution in digitization of HR Processes & Policies, Corporate Planning, Corporate Branding and CSR. He is a certified Workplace Coach and a Mentor.
Smt. Vartika Shukla is the Director (Technical) of our Company. She possesses over 32 years of extensive consulting experience comprising Design, Engineering and Implementation of complexes in Refining, Gas Processing, Petrochemicals, Fertilizers etc. She has led to the successful completion of many prestigious projects for clients in Oil & Gas and Petrochemical Industry both in India and Overseas. She has a wide spectrum of experience across diverse functions of the Technical Directorate. She has steered Process Design, R&D and the entire functions of Engineering i.e., Piping, Equipment, Instrumentation, Electrical, Structural etc. She has been steering several new Initiatives in the areas of BioFuels, Digitalization, Energy Efficiency, Make In India and StartUp Initiative of EIL. She is credited with forging several Collaborative Partnerships for expanding the Technology Portfolio of EIL.
Smt. Shukla is an active member of prominent industry forums like FIPI, CII and FICCI and has served on the Editorial Board of FIPI Journal. In recognition of her outstanding contribution to the Oil and Gas Sector, Smt. Shukla has been bestowed with several prestigious accolades namely, first PETROFED Woman Executive Award, SCOPE Excellence Award and MoP&NG Innovation Award with her team.
Smt. Vartika Shukla is the Director (Technical) of our Company. She possesses over 32 years of extensive consulting experience comprising Design, Engineering and Implementation of complexes in Refining, Gas Processing, Petrochemicals, Fertilizers etc. She has led to the successful completion of many prestigious projects for clients in Oil & Gas and Petrochemical Industry both in India and Overseas. She has a wide spectrum of experience across diverse functions of the Technical Directorate. She has steered Process Design, R&D and the entire functions of Engineering i.e., Piping, Equipment, Instrumentation, Electrical, Structural etc. She has been steering several new Initiatives in the areas of BioFuels, Digitalization, Energy Efficiency, Make In India and StartUp Initiative of EIL. She is credited with forging several Collaborative Partnerships for expanding the Technology Portfolio of EIL.
Smt. Shukla is an active member of prominent industry forums like FIPI, CII and FICCI and has served on the Editorial Board of FIPI Journal. In recognition of her outstanding contribution to the Oil and Gas Sector, Smt. Shukla has been bestowed with several prestigious accolades namely, first PETROFED Woman Executive Award, SCOPE Excellence Award and MoP&NG Innovation Award with her team.
Non-Executive Directors
Shri B.N. Reddy is a Government Nominee Director of our Company. Shri B.N. Reddy joined the Indian Foreign Service (IFS} in 1993, and has served in Indian Missions in Indonesia (1995-98), Lao PDR (1998-2001), New York (Permanent Mission of India) (2005-2008), Malaysia (2008-2011) and Geneva (as the DPR in Permanent Mission of India) (2013-16). He has served in the Ministry of External Affairs in the Administration Division and subsequently as the Director/Joint Secretary to the External Affairs Minister of India.
Shri Reddy has learnt Bahasa Indonesia at the University of Indonesia (UI) during his posting in Indonesia in 1995. Shri Reddy has a Master’s Degree in Thermal Engineering from I IT, Bombay, and Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani. Prior to joining the Ministry of External Affairs, Shri Reddy also served with TELCO (now Tata Motors) and also in the Indian Engineering Service (I ES). Shri Reddy served as the High Commissioner of India to Nigeria from June 2016 to December, 2018. He has assumed charge as OSD(IC) in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. He is accompanied by his wife Lalita Devi, and they have a daughter and a son.
Shri B.N. Reddy is a Government Nominee Director of our Company. Shri B.N. Reddy joined the Indian Foreign Service (IFS} in 1993, and has served in Indian Missions in Indonesia (1995-98), Lao PDR (1998-2001), New York (Permanent Mission of India) (2005-2008), Malaysia (2008-2011) and Geneva (as the DPR in Permanent Mission of India) (2013-16). He has served in the Ministry of External Affairs in the Administration Division and subsequently as the Director/Joint Secretary to the External Affairs Minister of India.
Shri Reddy has learnt Bahasa Indonesia at the University of Indonesia (UI) during his posting in Indonesia in 1995. Shri Reddy has a Master’s Degree in Thermal Engineering from I IT, Bombay, and Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani. Prior to joining the Ministry of External Affairs, Shri Reddy also served with TELCO (now Tata Motors) and also in the Indian Engineering Service (I ES). Shri Reddy served as the High Commissioner of India to Nigeria from June 2016 to December, 2018. He has assumed charge as OSD(IC) in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. He is accompanied by his wife Lalita Devi, and they have a daughter and a son.
Shri Sunil Kumar is a Government Nominee Director of our Company, He is IRAS (1995 batch) and is presently posted as Joint Secretary (Refineries), Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, New Delhi since May, 2019. He is Bachelor of Technology (Petroleum Energy) from IIT(lSM), Dhanbad, Financial Management from NIFM, Faridabad, Masters in Business Administration from BI, School of Management, Oslo, Norway, Executive European MBA from ESCP-EAP, Paris, France, Masters Diploma in Public Administration from IIPA, New Delhi and Logistic Simulation and Planning from Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China. As Joint Secretary (Refineries), he is looking after the matters related to Refineries, Auto Fuel Policy, Petrochemicals, Import/export of crude oil and other petroleum products; Bio Fuels, Renewable Energy and Conservation, Integrated Energy Policy; Climatic Change & National Clean Energy Policy, Before joining MoP&NG, he has worked with Indian Railways in various capacity including Director Finance Expenditure in Railway Board and Chief Project Manager of Accounting Reform Project of Indian Railways.
Shri Sunil Kumar is a Government Nominee Director of our Company, He is IRAS (1995 batch) and is presently posted as Joint Secretary (Refineries), Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, New Delhi since May, 2019. He is Bachelor of Technology (Petroleum Energy) from IIT(lSM), Dhanbad, Financial Management from NIFM, Faridabad, Masters in Business Administration from BI, School of Management, Oslo, Norway, Executive European MBA from ESCP-EAP, Paris, France, Masters Diploma in Public Administration from IIPA, New Delhi and Logistic Simulation and Planning from Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China. As Joint Secretary (Refineries), he is looking after the matters related to Refineries, Auto Fuel Policy, Petrochemicals, Import/export of crude oil and other petroleum products; Bio Fuels, Renewable Energy and Conservation, Integrated Energy Policy; Climatic Change & National Clean Energy Policy, Before joining MoP&NG, he has worked with Indian Railways in various capacity including Director Finance Expenditure in Railway Board and Chief Project Manager of Accounting Reform Project of Indian Railways.
Born on 05/04/1966 from Puducherry UT. Graduation in Civil Engineering from VRCE Nagpur 1984-1988, Post Graduation in Structural Engineering from CIT Coimbatore under Anna University Chennai 2010-2012. Registered Engineer, Chartered Engineer, Professional Engineer, Structural Engineer Grade I, Seismic Expert undergone various short term courses in seismic design of all types of structures NPEEE coureses in IIT Kanpur, IIT Guwahati, IIT Roorkee, IIT Madras & IISC Bangalore. Fellow in Institution of Valuer, Registered Valuer under Income TaxAct, Wealth Tax Act & Gift Tax Act category, did excellent valuations with remarkable commendations, valuer under O/O of the Custodian Ministry of Finance, Valuer for Major Banks and for Public Sector Undertakings, and did remarkable valuations for Infrastructural valuations for NHAI and Power plants. Member American Society of Civil Engineers, Indian society of Earthquake Technology, Indian Concrete Institute, Fellow in Association of Consulting Civil Engineers(I), Competent person for Stability of Structures. Completed Various RCC structures with seismic resistant technology including structures for Tsunami affected people in Tamilnadu. Social Activist, Eminent person in ONGC School Management Committee. Instrumental in Retaining separate regional reservation quota for Professional students from backword areas. Honorary president in Welfare Associations, Guest Lecturer for NOT Architecture dept, President Registered Engineer Association.
Born on 05/04/1966 from Puducherry UT. Graduation in Civil Engineering from VRCE Nagpur 1984-1988, Post Graduation in Structural Engineering from CIT Coimbatore under Anna University Chennai 2010-2012. Registered Engineer, Chartered Engineer, Professional Engineer, Structural Engineer Grade I, Seismic Expert undergone various short term courses in seismic design of all types of structures NPEEE coureses in IIT Kanpur, IIT Guwahati, IIT Roorkee, IIT Madras & IISC Bangalore. Fellow in Institution of Valuer, Registered Valuer under Income TaxAct, Wealth Tax Act & Gift Tax Act category, did excellent valuations with remarkable commendations, valuer under O/O of the Custodian Ministry of Finance, Valuer for Major Banks and for Public Sector Undertakings, and did remarkable valuations for Infrastructural valuations for NHAI and Power plants. Member American Society of Civil Engineers, Indian society of Earthquake Technology, Indian Concrete Institute, Fellow in Association of Consulting Civil Engineers(I), Competent person for Stability of Structures. Completed Various RCC structures with seismic resistant technology including structures for Tsunami affected people in Tamilnadu. Social Activist, Eminent person in ONGC School Management Committee. Instrumental in Retaining separate regional reservation quota for Professional students from backword areas. Honorary president in Welfare Associations, Guest Lecturer for NOT Architecture dept, President Registered Engineer Association.
