FIPI - Key Persons
Arun Kumar Singh has joined as the Chairman of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC). He assumed the charge as the Chief of the Energy Maharatna on 7 December 2022.
A Mechanical Engineer from National Institute of Technology, Patna, he has over 36 years of diversified experience in Oil & Gas industry, in India and abroad.
Earlier, he was the CMD of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), a ‘Maharatna' and a Fortune Global 500 Company.
He was also Chairman of Indraprastha Gas Ltd. (IGL) a Joint Venture (JV) City Gas Distribution (CGD) Company, listed on Indian bourses. He was also on the Board of Petronet LNG Ltd (PLL), a Joint Venture Company, listed on Indian bourses.
He has also held the position of President (Africa & Australia) in Bharat Petro Resources Ltd, a wholly owned Subsidiary of BPCL, engaged in exploration of Oil & Gas, largely overseas.
Speaking after joining, Mr Singh said that ONGC has a key role to play in the ongoing Energy Transition. "One of my first steps would be to bring the operational direction of the national oil company more in alignment with the national energy strategy."
Job Titles:
- Director ( Oil, Refining & Marketing )
- Member Secretary / Director ( Oil, Refining & Marketing )
Job Titles:
- Director General
- Position of Director General
Mr. Gurmeet Singh is holding the position of Director General of Federation of Indian Petroleum Industry (FIPI) with effect from 1st January, 2022. A Petroleum industry veteran, Mr. Singh holds close to four decades of wide and rich experience of the petroleum industry.
Prior to joining FIPI, he was member of the esteemed Board of Indian Oil Corporation Limited as Director (Marketing) and headed various strategic initiatives under his leadership. He also held additional responsibilities as Chairman of Indian Oil Mauritius Limited and Chairman of Indian Oil Middle East, Dubai, UAE.
As Director (Marketing) of IndianOil Mr. Singh ensured energy security by ensuring product availability with best logistic practices. He was instrumental in expansion of the required infrastructure of storage, distribution and marketing of all grades of petroleum products to meet challenging cross-sectional business customers and demands of different verticals and geographies.
He immensely contributed to the path breaking initiative of PMUY (Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana) to support the national goal of taking LPG to remotest of areas with an aim to reach LPG to each and every household. PMUY has been highly acclaimed nationally and internationally for its mammoth reach and impact. His vision brought in impactful technology and digitalization improvements in operating systems, business processes and delivery mechanisms like Retail Outlet Automation, VTS, e-transactions to name a few.
As Head of Marketing Division of IndianOil, He led a team of 15000 plus strong work and brought in HR initiatives of Learning and Development, welfare schemes and health care specially during the COVID pandemic. Under his leadership, IndianOil was recipient of several accolades and awards such as featuring as of the top brands in Brand Finance and Brandz ranking, Supply chain and Logistics Excellence award, SERVO and INDANE being conferred the super brand status, Global HR excellence award and lot more.
He has also been business head of critical verticals like Engineering and Projects, State Head and Retail Head of large territories like Rajasthan, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and J&K. He played a stellar role as Executive Director (Engineering and Projects) heading several Engineering initiatives and leading several path-breaking projects, known for his skills in astute project management.
A Mechanical Engineer from Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, Mr. Singh is widely travelled and has been part of several national and international energy related projects and events such as CERAWeek, World LPG Conference, Aviation Conference.
Job Titles:
- Member / Executive Director ( Marketing - PC )
Job Titles:
- Member / Chief Genarl Manager & Head Sales - Petrochemicals