PESB names Rakesh Kumar for CPCL's Director (Operations) post

New Delhi: Rakesh Kumar is set to be next Director (Operations) of Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL), a PSU under the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MoPNG). He has been recommended for the post by the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) panel on Friday. Presently, he is serving as General Manager (Technical Services) at Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL).

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Kumar has been recommended for the post of Director (Operations) of CPCL from a list of nine candidates, who were interviewed by the PESB selection panel in its selection meeting held on October 9.

The other candidates interviewed for the position included Kondapalli Siva Rama Rao, Chief General Manager and CEO of IOLPL at Indian Oil; M. Sankar, Chief General Manager in the Chairman's Secretariat at Indian Oil; and Muralidhar S, Chief General Manager (LPG), Karnataka State Office, Indian Oil.

From CPCL, Purushotham, Chief General Manager (Corporate Planning and Business Development), and Thullibilli Kishor Babu, General Manager (Operations), were among the candidates considered.

The remaining candidates were Om Prasad Chetry, General Manager-in-Charge (HR) at Indian Oil; Bhishmadev Mandal, Chief General Manager (Production) and In-Charge of Specialist Pool Management at ONGC; and Om Prakash, General Manager-in-Charge (Operations and Maintenance Contracts), Specialist Pool Management, Ahmedabad Asset, ONGC.

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Kumar's appointment will be subject to the requisite government approval and other applicable formalities. Upon appointment, he will succeed P Kannan, who has been serving as Director (Operations) at CPCL since August 1, 2023.

As Director (Operations), Kumar will be a member of CPCL's Board of Directors and report to the Managing Director. His responsibilities will include overseeing refinery operations and maintenance, along with supporting functions such as power, utilities, technical services, health, safety, environment, quality control and research and development.

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