Former Chairman of oil refining and marketing company Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) Arun Kumar Singh was appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).
An official order said, “The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved the proposal of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas for appointment of Arun Kumar Singh, ex-CMD, BPCL as Chairman, ONGC for a three-year tenure with effect from the date of his assumption of charge of the post.”
This is the first ever instance of a retired person being appointed as a Chairman of a Maharashtra company. Arun Kumar’s appointment as well as the other board-level changes are based on the recommendations of a search-cum-selection committee.
Arun Kumar Singh was Director (Marketing) of BPCL from 2018 to 2021, after which he was elevated as Chairman and Managing Director of the company. He has headed business units and entities in BPCL such as retail, LPG, pipelines and supply chain optimization. He also held the position of President (Africa & Australasia) in Bharat PetroResources Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BPCL, engaged in exploration of oil and gas, largely overseas.
