Dr. Ranjit Rath

Chairman

Dr. Ranjit Rath, Chairman and Managing Director, Oil India Limited (OIL) was appointed as Director & Chairman on the Board of NRL on 3rd August, 2022.

Dr. Rath, an alumnus of IIT Bombay & IIT Kharagpur, is a reputed Geoscientist with more than 25 years’ experience in the field of geosciences.

Dr. Rath, prior to joining as Chairman & Managing Director of OIL, a Navratna PSU under the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Govt. of India, was the Chairman cum Managing Director of Mineral Exploration & Consultancy Limited under the Ministry of Mines; Chief Executive Officer of Khanij Bidesh India Limited; Managing Director of Bharat Gold Mines Limited and also held additional charge as Director General of Geological Survey of India.

Dr. Rath has gained rich experience and expertise through the diverse positions held, spanning from strategy formulation, business development and upstream asset management to application of geosciences and exploration geology in several important projects including creation of Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPRs), a first of its kind initiative of Govt. of India for achieving energy security by entailing underground rock caverns for strategic storage of crude oil.

Dr. Rath was conferred the prestigious National Geosciences Award by the Hon`ble President of India in 2016 for his immense contribution towards the field of Geosciences.

Shri Bhaskar Jyoti Phukan

Managing Director

Shri Bhaskar Jyoti Phukan joined as Managing Director of the Company on 19th July, 2022.

Shri Bhaskar Jyoti Phukan is a Mechanical Engineer from Assam Engineering College, Guwahati with more than 30 years of experience in the Oil Industry including Logistics, Marketing, Technical Services and Operation. Shri Phukan started his career in Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (Assam Oil Division) in the year 1990 and thereafter joined NRL in the year 1999. Prior to his assuming the office of Managing Director, he was holding the position of Director (Technical) NRL w.e.f. 1st February, 2017.

Shri Girish Kumar Borah

Director (Technical)

Shri Girish Kumar Borah joined as Director Technical of the Company on 19th July, 2024. Shri Girish Kumar Borah is an Electronics & Telecommunication Engineer from Assam Engineering College, Guwahati and MBA (Operations Management), with more than 34 years of experience in the Oil Industry including Instrumentation, Maintenance, Marketing, Projects & Engineering.

Shri Borah started his career in Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (Erstwhile BRPL) in the year 1990 and thereafter joined NRL in the year 1997. Prior to his assuming the office of Director Technical, he was holding the position of CGM (Project) in NRL and has been heading implementation of the Numaligarh Refinery Expansion Project (NREP) including the Crude Oil Import Terminal at Paradeep and the Paradeep Numaligarh Crude Oil Pipeline (PNCPL). The Indo-Banlga Friendship Pipeline (IBFPL) was successfully commissioned in March, 2023 under his able leadership . He had also led the SAP implementation and Wax Plant commissioning in NRL.

Shri Sachidananda Maharana

Director (Finance)

Shri Sachidananda Maharana has assumed charge as the Director (Finance) of Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) with effect from 18th April 2025. Shri Maharana is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). Prior to joining the NRL Shri Maharana worked with Oil India Limited, a Maharatna PSU. Shri Maharana has rich work experience of over 30 years in diverse areas of finance and accounting including treasury management, international fund raising, risk management, corporate accounts, investors’ relations, business development, merger and acquisition.

Dr. Ravi Kota, IAS

Chief Secretary to Government of Assam

Dr Ravi Kota, IAS, is Chief Secretary to Government of Assam, Home & Political Department (including Passport, Prisons etc.) and Industries, Commerce & Public Enterprises Department.

Dr. Kota joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1993. Dr. Kota, a gold medallist and a Ph.D in Agronomy and brings with him about 30 years of Government leadership experience at all four levels- District, Provincial, Federal and External/International, from grass root level execution of Developmental work to senior policy level spanning across varied sectors such as Food and Agriculture, Human Resources, Urban Infrastructure, Internal Security, with focus areas being public finance, fiscal practices and macro-economic policies.

Prior to his current role, Dr. Kota was in Washington DC, USA for three years, representing Ministry of Finance, Government of India, as Minister (Economic) in the Indian Embassy. He has dealt with finance, monetary and investment matters in India-US bilateral relations during his tenure.

Shri Anand Kumar Jha, IRS

Director

Shri Anand Kumar Jha is presently working as Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. He is a Law Graduate from Delhi University and a 2010 batch Indian Revenue Service Officer of Government of India. He is having more than 11 years of varied experience of indirect taxes including Central Excise, Customs and GST. At present he is looking after the Natural Gas Sector of MOP&NG. His profile includes promotion of development of Natural Gas Pipe Lines, City Gas Distribution (CGD) Network, issues related to Natural Gas and Compressed Bio Gas (CBG). He is instrumental in implementation of Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transport (SATAT) initiative which envisages establishment of 500 CBG plant on Pan India basis. He is playing a pivotal role in establishment of conducive ecosystems for development of CBG sector in the country.

He was inducted as Director on the Board of NRL on 16th May,2023 representing Government of India.

Shri Sudip Pradhan

Independent Director

Shri Sudip Pradhan is a Social Worker and Academician from Gangtok, Sikkim. He is a graduate in Humanities from North Bengal University. He is associated with various socio-cultural activities in Sikkim. Shri Pradhan was earlier appointed as an Independent Director on the Board of the Company w.e.f. 8th November,2021 till 7th November,2024. He has been reappointed as Independent Director for a period of 1 year vide Govt. of India notification dated 28th March,2025.

Dr. Ranjit Rath

Chairman

Dr. Ranjit Rath, Chairman and Managing Director, Oil India Limited (OIL) was appointed as Director & Chairman on the Board of NRL on 3rd August, 2022.

Dr. Rath, an alumnus of IIT Bombay & IIT Kharagpur, is a reputed Geoscientist with more than 25 years’ experience in the field of geosciences.

Dr. Rath, prior to joining as Chairman & Managing Director of OIL, a Navratna PSU under the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Govt. of India, was the Chairman cum Managing Director of Mineral Exploration & Consultancy Limited under the Ministry of Mines; Chief Executive Officer of Khanij Bidesh India Limited; Managing Director of Bharat Gold Mines Limited and also held additional charge as Director General of Geological Survey of India.

Dr. Rath has gained rich experience and expertise through the diverse positions held, spanning from strategy formulation, business development and upstream asset management to application of geosciences and exploration geology in several important projects including creation of Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPRs), a first of its kind initiative of Govt. of India for achieving energy security by entailing underground rock caverns for strategic storage of crude oil.

Dr. Rath was conferred the prestigious National Geosciences Award by the Hon`ble President of India in 2016 for his immense contribution towards the field of Geosciences.