Shri Suman Kumar serves as Director (Planning and Business Development) of IndianOil and thus serving on the Board of this global fortune 500 company. He is a seasoned petroleum sector professional having over 14 years’ experience in business development and strategic planning, out of a total experience of over 33 years in IndianOil across hydrocarbon value chain.

Prior to joining the Board of IndianOil, he was heading the Exploration & Production business of IndianOil, which has assets in India and also in 9 countries, accounting for IndianOil’s share in production of 4.25 MMTOE per year. He has also served as head of the Gas business of IndianOil looking after sourcing of LNG, new projects and also sales of about 4.5 MMTPA Regasified Natural Gas. He has also been a significant contributor in the upscaling of Petrochemicals, City Gas Distribution, RLNG and Renewable Energy verticals of IndianOil. Early in his career, he has served in various capacities in multiple disciplines viz. LPG Operations, Sales, Energy conservation and carbon emission mitigation, etc.

Shri Suman is a Mechanical Engineering graduate from MIT Muzaffarpur and has also completed his MBA in Open Learning Mode from a leading Indian university. He has also undergone Advance Management Programme and various specialized courses in Business Development.

Shri Rakesh Kumar Yadav is a Chemical Engineering professional from HBTU 1995 batch, Kanpur, and has also completed his MBA in Marketing in open learning Mode. He began his professional carrier of 31 years, when he joined India Glycols Limited, Kashipur in June 1995 as a Graduate Engineer Trainee in Mono Ethylene Glycol (MEG) Plant. His early experience in the petrochemical and chemical processing industry helped him build a strong technical foundation and operational expertise.

Thereafter, he joined GAIL (India) Limited in December 1997 at the GAIL’s Pata Petrochemical Complex (U.P.) as a Senior Engineer. Over the course of his professional journey of 31 years, he has held key assignments across major installations and corporate functions at Pata, BCPL Dibrugarh and Noida. His extensive experience spans, Petrochemical Complex operations, Conceptualization, Execution and Commissioning of Mega petrochemical complex, Conceptualization and Execution of Coal Gasification based Ammonia/Urea plant, Project Development and Petrochemical Marketing.

During his tenure in the Project Development Department at Noida, he was instrumental in the conceptualization of Petrochemical projects, as well as the Coal Gasification-based Ammonia/Urea Project at Talcher, demonstrating his strong technical expertise and strategic vision in project planning and development. Further, during his tenure as Chief Operating Officer (COO) in Talcher Fertilizers Limited (JV of GAIL, RCF AND CIL), he played a significant role in project conceptualization, securing project approvals, coordinating with the Ministry, and overseeing the engineering activities related to the coal gasification plant, contributing substantially to the successful development of the project.

Prior to joining Green Gas Ltd (GGL), Shri Rakesh was associated with the Petrochemical Marketing vertical at Corporate Office. His professional strengths encompass project execution, operations management, commissioning of process plants, strategic planning, marketing management and organizational leadership.

As the Managing Director of Green Gas Limited, he is committed to leveraging his extensive and diverse functional experience to drive sustainable growth and operational excellence. With a strong passion for green energy and clean fuel initiatives, he aims to enhance business efficiency, foster innovation, and contribute meaningfully to the advancement of environmentally responsible energy solutions.

An Instrumentation & Electronics Engineer from College of Engineering, Bhubaneswar ( Now OUTR, Odisha University of Technology and Research). Sri Behera joined Indian Oil Marketing Division in Yr’1997. He has 26 Years diverse experience in Engineering projects, Retail Engineering and Retail Sales.

He also played a central role in construction of large petroleum products storage tanksin Supply locations of Indian Oil at Patna, Balasore, Paradip and Deoria. Shri Behera has played a pivotal role in the execution of augmentation of ParadipMarketing Terminal for evacuation of Paradip Refinery products.

Sri Behera started his professional career as an Engineering Officer at Patna Marketing Terminal and successfully completed the augmentation project including commissioning of 1st automation Terminal in Eastern Region of Indian Oil. He has also executed and commissioned another grass root project at Somnathpur, Balasore.

He has also worked in Retail Engineering under Karnataka State Office for setting up new Retail Outlets and allied facilities. He has been instrumental in implementation of Retail automation system in 2300 Retail Outlets under Uttar Pradesh state Office-1. In his prior assignment, he has completed and commissioned a major project of revamping and augmentation at Baitalpur, Deoria, UP for facilitating its conversion to Pipeline Terminal on Patna-Motihari-Baitalpur pipeline.

These contributions played a vital role in strengthening the projects‚ value chain and had a far-reaching impact on overall projects execution.Through his profound knowledge in projects, he has been instrumental in developing various Depots and Terminals that resulted in immense economic benefit to the company.

As the Director (Commercial) of Green Gas Limited, he looks forward to leverage his passion for green energy sources coupled with his pursuit to make business processes efficient and his diverse functional experiences.

Shri Devesh Kumar Varshney is a seasoned energy sector professional with over 31 years of rich and diversified experience in the oil & gas and petrochemical industry. A Chemical Engineering professional from BITS, Pilani, he joined GAIL in July 1994 as a Graduate Engineer Trainee and has risen through the ranks to the position of Executive Director, reflecting a distinguished career marked by consistent performance, strategic leadership and operational excellence.

Over the course of his professional journey, he has held key leadership assignments across major installations and corporate functions at Vijaipur, Vaghodia, Pata, Delhi Corporate Office, and Noida. His extensive experience spans Gas Processing Unit (GPU) operations, Petrochemical Complex operations, corporate coordination, and large-scale pipeline and infrastructure project execution.

Shri Varshney possesses extensive expertise in the management and execution of large-scale infrastructure projects, including the Mumbai–Nagpur–Jharsuguda Pipeline, floating solar projects, PEM electrolyzer-based green hydrogen initiatives, and other strategic energy infrastructure developments. His professional strengths encompass project execution, operations management, commissioning of process plants, strategic planning, and organizational leadership.

He has played a pivotal role in advancing several critical infrastructure initiatives, significantly contributing to the growth of India’s natural gas and petrochemical sector. His leadership is distinguished by strong project execution capabilities, effective stakeholder coordination, sound techno-commercial understanding, and an unwavering commitment to operational excellence.

Having successfully handled senior management and corporate assignments including CMD Secretariat and Projects leadership, he brings a balanced blend of technical proficiency, administrative capability, and strategic vision. His elevation to the Board of Green Gas Limited as Director reflects his vast industry knowledge, leadership credentials, and significant contribution to the energy sector.

Shri S L Raina, is a Science & Law graduate and holds Master’s Degree in Business Management. He also possesses qualifications of M.A. (Public Admn.)and Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management. He retired on attaining the age of superannuation from services of GAIL (India) Limited as Director (Human Resources) on 31st May, 2013 after serving GAIL for more than 28 years in various positions/disciplines and at various locations. As Director (HR), GAIL, optimized and streamlined the functioning of HR Directorate, to fall in sync with Organizational Strategy/Goal. .
He has been on the Board of Directors of GAIL Global (Singapore) Pte Ltd., Shell Compressed Natural Gas (Egypt), Tripura Natural Gas Company Limited, Mahanagar Gas Limited, Brahmaputra Cracker & Polymer Limited and ONGC Petro-additions Limited.
He has over 36 years of experience ranging from Human Resource Management/Development, Training, Legal and Marketing functions, at Senior Management level(s). Prior to joining GAIL, he worked in National Textile Corporation for more than 8 years in Personnel Deptt. Post-retirement from GAIL, he has been functioning as a Consultant in HR & Legal Matters which include Policy Formulation, Imparting Training and Conciliation.

Smt. Usha Gupta retired from Indian Revenue Service from the position of Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, on 30 June 2009. Post superannuation in 2009, she functioned as Income Tax Ombudsman Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand, to facilitate grievance redressal of the taxpayer community. She has done her M.A. in Psychology from Lucknow University and M. Social Sciences in Development Administration from University of Birmingham, U.K.
She has also been active in the area of women’s rights and social justice. She is married to Shri Atul K Gupta who retired as Chief Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh in 2011 and later served as Chairman, U.P. State Finance Commission. She has spent around 15 years of her life in social service and welfare of women and children. Smt. Usha Gupta has diverse knowledge of administration, finance, HR, governance and social fields. She has successfully administered several initiatives in public domain and has been striving towards social and economic empowerment in the society.