New Delhi: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Sanjay Kumar for the post of Director (Marketing) of GAIL (India) Limited on Tuesday. According to an order issued form the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT), Kumar has been appointed to the post with effect from the date of taking over charge of the post till the date of his superannuation i.e. June 30, 2027, or until further orders, whichever is the earlier. Presently, he serves as Executive Director (Marketing) in the same organisation.

Kumar was recommended for the post of Director (Marketing) of GAIL by the PESB panel on March 29. He was selected for the post from a list of 10 candidates who were interviewed by the PESB panel in its selection meeting.

Kumar is a graduate in Mechanical Engineering from IIT-Kharagpur. He also holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree. He joined GAIL in the year 1988 and over the next three decades has worked in various roles across domains including Gas Marketing, LNG Sourcing/Trading/Shipping, Business Development, Gas Transmission, Projects Management & Gas Pipeline Operation & Maintenance. This cross functional and multifarious experience has enabled him to gain deep insight on all aspects of the gas and LNG value chain.

Kumar played important role in developing GAIL's overseas LNG trading subsidiary GAIL Global (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. into a standalone entity that is now well established in the global LNG business. In GAIL, Kumar was responsible for overseeing GAIL's Gas Marketing and Transmission business.

Presently, he is the Managing Director of Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL), the largest CNG distribution company of India.

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