Board Members
Shri S. Bharathan
Chairman
Shri S. Bharathan was appointed as Director (DIN 09561481) of the Company with effect from October 13, 2022. He was appointed Chairman of the PPCL Board on 28th October,2022.
Shri S. Bharathan is Director – Refineries of the HPCL effective 1st October, 2022. Prior to this, he was an Executive Director – Refineries Coordination of the Company with Additional Charge of R&D.
Mr. Bharathan has wide exposure to the Refinery operations of the Company and has worked in Operations and Technical Departments of Mumbai and Visakh Refinery for over 25 years. He has also worked in the Corporate Office on Margin Management & Refinery Project Process for over 4 years. Further, he is also leading HPCL’s Green R&D Centre in Bengaluru for the last 3 years. Under him, HPCL Green Research & Development Centre (HPGRDC) has reached filing of about 380 patents.
Shri Anuj Mehrotra
Director
Mr. Anuj Mehrotra was appointed as Director (DIN 10738427) of Prize Petroleum Company Ltd (PPCL) with effect from 12th August,2024
Mr. Anuj Mehrotra has assumed charge as Executive Director – International Trade of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd, a Maharatna Oil company effective April 1, 2023. As head of International Trade, he is responsible for developing a crude and product trading strategy to procure crude oil at optimum cost and maximize value from import – export of petroleum products. His responsibilities also include ensuring logistic support through shipping for coastal evacuation of petroleum products and import of LPG/Crude oil along with providing effective Risk mitigation strategies through Hedging for the risk arising out price exposure.
A member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), Mr. Anuj Mehrotra has an illustrious career in HPCL with 30 years of diverse experience of working in ROs, Zone, Refinery projects, Marketing HQO commercial and Corporate divisions. He has established and implemented growth strategies, set business goals and led successful business transformation initiatives.
He partners effectively with business units, government stakeholders and others to deliver long-term value and drive business growth. He possesses excellent interpersonal skills and capable of resolving multiple and complex commercial issues coupled with motivating and grooming the new generation officers to peak in their performance.
Shri Vipul Kumar Maheshwari
Director
Shri Vipul Kumar Maheshwari was appointed as Director (DIN 09580999) of the Company with effect from May 9, 2022.
Shri Vipul Kumar Maheshwari is the Executive Director – Integrated Margin Management (IMM) Department in Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited effective April 2021.
A bachelor in chemical engineering from HBTU Kanpur, Shri Maheshwari started his career with HPCL in October 1989. During his career spanning over 30 years, Shri Maheshwari has held various positions in the Refinery and Corporate offices. His experience covers refinery operations and technical, commissioning of major units, International trade, Refinery planning and Supply Chain Optimization. Over the past 4 years, Shri Maheshwari has helmed the Integrated Margin Department which is entrusted to plan, enhance and deliver superior margins through end to end planning and monitoring across refinery and marketing infrastructure. He also heads the Idea Management Initiative – responsible for fostering Ideation culture and accelerated implementation of ideas in HPCL.
Ms. Kalpana C. Naik
Director
Ms. Kalpana C. Naik (DIN-10126625) was appointed as Director of the Company with effect from April 26, 2023.
Ms. Kalpana C. Naik is also Director on the Board of HPCL Rajasthan Refinery Limited effective April 24, 2023.
She is currently working as General Manager, Corporate Pricing, at Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) and has worked in many Sections of Finance namely, Budget, MIS & Pricing, LPG – Commercial, Retail – Commercial etc. at HPCL.