If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader – John Quincy Adams.
At Numaligarh Refinery Ltd., we are guided by an inspiring vision and an exceptional Board of Directors.
Under their visionary guidance, NRL is committed towards surpassing boundaries in all its endeavours and retaining competitive edge throughout.
Shri Bhaskar Jyoti Phukan
Managing Director
Shri Sanjay Choudhuri
Director (Finance)
Dr. Ravi Kota, IAS
Additional Chief Secretary to Government of Assam
Shri Anand Kumar Jha
Director
Shri Sudip Pradhan
Independent Director
Smt. Priyambada Kumari Keshri
Independent Director
Shri Amit Saran, IRSME
Chief Vigilance Officer
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a) Whole time Directors: 02 Nos.
| Sr. No. | Name & Position held | Official Address |
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Shri B.J. Phukan Managing Director |
Numaligarh Refinery Limited
122A, G.S. Road, Christianbasti, Guwahati, Assam-781005
Phone: 0361-2800161
E-Mail: bhaskar.phukan@nrl.co.in
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2. |
Shri Sanjay Choudhuri Director (Finance) |
Numaligarh Refinery Limited
122A, G.S. Road, Christianbasti, Guwahati, Assam-781005
Phone: 0361-2800162
E-Mail: sanjay.choudhuri@nrl.co.in
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b) Ex-officio Part-time Directors representing Oil India Ltd./ Govt. of Assam and Govt. of India: 3 Nos.
| Sr. No. | Name & Position held | Official / Communication Address |
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Dr. Ranjit Rath
Chairman & Managing Director,
Oil India Limited & Chairman, NRL
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Oil India Limited (OIL),
Plot No. 1A/1,
SB Tower, 6th Floor, Sector-16A,
Noida-201301, Uttar Pradesh
Phone: 0120-2488301
E-Mail: cmd@oilindia.in
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Dr. Ravi Kota, IAS
Addl. Chief Secretary to the Govt. of Assam
Industries, Commerce and Public Enterprises Department
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Industries, Commerce and Public Enterprises Department,
CM Block, 3rd Floor, Dispur, Guwahati-6
Phone: 0361-22372550
E-Mail: ravikotaias@gmail.com
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Shri Anand Kumar Jha
Dy. Secretary to the Govt. of India MOP & NG
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Govt. of India,
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas,
Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi-110001
Phone: 011-23388764
E-Mail: jha.anandkumar@nic.in
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c) Independent Directors (Non-Official): 2 Nos.
| Sr. No. | Name & Position held | Official Address |
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Shri Sudip Pradhan
Academician
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Central Pendam, Duga, Near B.D.O. Office, East Sikkim, Sikkim-737132
Mobile: 9593938888
E-Mail: sudippradhan@hotmail.com
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Smt. Priyambada Kumari Keshri
Agriculturist & Social Worker
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C/o Dr. Sunil Keshri
G/5, Peri Vidya Mohan Sadan
Shahi Lane, S. P. Verma Road
Patna, Pin-800001, Bihar
E-Mail: saipriyambadakeshri@gmail.com
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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 Sanjay Choudhuri
Director (Finance)
Shri Sanjay Choudhuri joined as Director (Finance) of the Company on 1st March, 2023.
Prior to joining the NRL Board, he was working with Oil India Limited (OIL) as Executive Director (Finance & Accounts) and holding additional charge of Executive Director (Corporate Affairs). Shri Choudhuri is a finance professional with wide-ranging domain experience of over 30 years in the Oil and Gas Industry having headed the finance function in upstream operations, pipeline business, and green field exploration projects in India and overseas. He also has experience of heading corporate finance, budgeting, taxation, management accounts, and financial reporting.
He was Chairman and Director HPOIL Gas Private Limited, a joint venture between OIL and HPCL for CNG and city gas distribution business. He also held strategic leadership roles in OIL’s overseas subsidiaries as a Director in Oil India International Pte Ltd, Singapore, Oil India International B.V., Netherland and Oil India (USA) Inc. Shri Sanjay Choudhuri, is a fellow member of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India and the Founder Chairman of its Duliajan Chapter.
Dr. Ravi Kota, IAS
Additional Chief Secretary to Government of Assam
Dr Ravi Kota, IAS, is Additional 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 was appointed as an Independent Director on the Board of the Company on 18th November, 2021 as per Notification of the Government of India, MOP&NG dated 8th November, 2021.
Shri Sudip Pradhan is a Social Worker and Academician from Gangtok, Sikkim. He did his Graduation in Arts from North Bengal University. He is Honorary Chairman of Central Pendam Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society and Honorary Director of Padma Kumari Public School, Duga, East Sikkim.He is associated with various socio-cultural activities in Sikkim.
Smt. Priyambada Kumari Keshri
Independent Director
Smt. Priyambada Kumari Keshri was appointed as Independent Director on the Board of NRL on 18th November,2021 as per Notification of the Government of India dated 8th November, 2021.
Smt. Priyambada Kumari Keshri is an Agriculturist and Social Worker from Patna, Bihar. She is a Post Graduate in History from Bhagalpur University and Post Graduate Diploma holder in Human Rights. She is associated with various socio-cultural activities like setting up Medical Camps etc.
Shri Amit Saran, IRSME
Chief Vigilance Officer
Shri Amit Saran, is an officer of Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers,1995. He holds a bachelor’s degree Mechanical Engineer with MBA in Operations Management. He has vast experience in Operations and Maintenance over various Zonal Railways and has been instrumental in design validation and field testing of a variety of Rolling stock of Railways and Metro rail systems in Research, Design and Standards Organisation.
In Ministry of Mines, he has dealt with issues of Aluminium sector and International Cooperation in Mining Sector besides administrative matters of Geological Survey of India, Indian Bureau of Mines and National Aluminium Company. He has been instrumental in formulating the National Non-Ferrous Metal Scrap Recycling Framework, 2020, developing the Non-Ferrous Metal Import Monitoring System and setting up of Khanij Bidesh India Limited besides steering the National Mineral exploration Trust to enhance mineral exploration in the country.
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.
