Board of Directors

Shri A S Sahney, aged 54 years, is a Chemical Engineer from HBTI, Kanpur, with over three decades of expertise in the Refinery and Petrochemical sector. He brings extensive experience from working at five of IndianOil's nine refineries. At IndianOil, he has been instrumental in commissioning and optimizing key refinery units, including the 15 MMTPA Paradip Refinery, which has significantly bolstered India's refining capacity and energy security.

Prior to his appointment as Chairman, he headed IndianOil’s Petrochemical vertical, where he was instrumental in the conceptualization of various petrochemical projects, including the upcoming mega Petrochemical Complex at Paradip, poised to
significantly expand IndianOil’s footprint in the sector.

Mr.H.Shankar is a Mechanical Engineer and MBA in General Management with an extensive knowledge in business management, strategic planning, and leadership. With over three decades of experience in all facets of refinery operations, he has played pivotal roles in project management, leading numerous large-scale projects from inception to completion. His proficiency in contracts management has optimized costs and ensured timely resource delivery, while his in-depth knowledge of health, safety, and environment (HSE) has fostered a culture of safety and environmental stewardship.

Mr.H.Shankar assumed charge as Director Technical, CPCL and has been a part of the CPCL Board since 1st Oct 2020, driving innovation and excellence in various domains, including new energies and digitalization. With effect from 16th Jul 2024 he is holding additional charge as Managing Director, CPCL.

Mr.Rohit Kumar Agrawala has been appointed as Director (Finance), Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL) vide letter No.CA-31019/1/2021-PNG dated 01.02.2023 from the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India. He assumed charge as Director (Finance) on 01.03.2023.
Mr.Rohit Kumar Agrawala (49) is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration (Gold Medalist) from Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar. He started his career in Indian Oil Corporation in 1997 and has a multi-unit experience having worked in Refineries of IOCL in Guwahati, Paradip, Vadodara and Mathura. He has more than ten years of experience in Corporate Finance. He was Team Lead for multiple Change Management assignments in IOCL. Prior to joining CPCL, he was Chief General Manager (Finance), Business Development Division, IOCL Corporate Office, New Delhi.

Mr.P.Kannan has been appointed as Director (Operations) of Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL) effective 01.08.2023.

Mr.P.Kannan is a B. Tech (Chemical Engineering) Graduate from Alagappa College of Technology, Anna University, Chennai. He has been with CPCL for more than 34 years and has headed Operations in both Manali and Nagapattinam Refineries and has held various positions in Manufacturing, Process Engineering etc, prior to his appointment as Director(Operations).

During his tenure in Operations and Process Engineering, the major projects handled include Ref.III expansion, revamp of DHDS/DHDT/OHUC/HGU units, BIS IV and BIS VI units and fuel substitution with RLNG.

He has executed various Process & Margin improvement schemes, Energy Conservation & water conservation measures, production of value added products like MTO, JP7 etc., reduction of Operating Costs, improvement of plant reliability and availability to ensure safe refinery operations.

Mr. Inder Jeet, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India, started his career as Central Secretariat Service (CSS) Cadre Officer in the Ministry of Defence and prior to that, he was Registrar of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr.Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi. Apart from this, he also helds various positions in other departments viz. Ministry of Textiles, Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission, National Commission for Minorities, Union Public Services Commission and National Highways Authority of India.

Mr.Babak Bagherpour aged 44, holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mining Engineering (Exploration) from Tehran Polytechnic University and a Master’s Degree in Reservoir Evaluation and Management from Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom. He is presently the Manager of Project and Asset Department of Naftiran Intertrade Company Limited, Tehran, Iran. He has nearly two decades of experience in Oil and Gas Industry. He was appointed on the Board of CPCL on 27.03.2019.

Mr. Mohammad Bagher Dakhili aged 67, holds a Master’s Degree in Science from the University of Leeds, United Kingdom. He has 4 decades of experience in Oil & Gas Industry. He was appointed on the Board of CPCL on 23.01.2017.

Mr.Deepak Srivastava born on 30.06.1981 was appointed as a Director on the Board of CPCL with effect from 02.11.2024. He holds
a Bachelor’s Degree in Technology and belongs to the 2008 batch of Indian Ordnance Factories Service (OFS). Presently, he is Director, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India.

Shri M Anna Durai is a Mechanical Engineer from College of Engineering, Guindy and M.B.A (Finance) from Department of Management Studies, University of Madras. He has 35 years plus experience in Oil and Gas Sector. He Held key positions in Aviation, Operations, Lubricants, General Sales and Retail Sales across field Locations, Divisional Offices, State Office and Head Office, Mumbai.

Since Feb. 2024, he is heading Tamil Nadu State Office and also functioning as State Level Coordinator (Oil and Gas) for Tamil Nadu and Puducherry UT.

Brought digital indenting in POL logistics as dealer/ customer convenience for first time in Oil Industry in Coimbatore Terminal in IOC during 2006, which got implemented across all India subsequently and transformed supply chain.