New Delhi: Rakesh Misri has taken charge as Director (Marketing) of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) on Thursday. Prior to his new appointment as Director (Marketing) of HPCL, he was serving as Executive Director (Marketing Coordination) in the same organisation.
Misri was recommended by the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) on July 4, for the post of Director (Marketing) of HPCL. He was selected from a list of 10 candidates who were interviewed by the selection panel. Misri is Gold Medalist in civil engineering from REC Srinagar (now NIT Srinagar). He has a rich and varied professional exposure of over 36 years in HPCL. He has held various senior-level positions in the organisation, heading the North Zone Retail, Executive Director-Direct Sales, Executive Director-Human Resources, Executive Director-Corporate Strategy & Business Development, and Executive Director-LPG. He has various academic distinctions to his credit and is a key technical speaker in in-house capability building seminars and workshops.
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) is an Indian oil and natural gas company with its headquarters at Mumbai, Maharashtra. It has about 25 percent market share in India among public-sector companies and strong marketing infrastructure. HPCL comes under the administrative control of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
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