Mr. Senthil Kumar N. is an Electronics and Communication Engineer with over three decades of versatile experience in the operations & maintenance of IndianOil’s countrywide network of oil & gas pipelines. Before joining the IndianOil Board as Director (Pipelines), he was heading the Operations function in IndianOil’s Pipelines Division Head Office.
As Director (Pipelines), Mr. Senthil Kumar is responsible for the massive and complex pipeline infrastructure of IndianOil that includes single point mooring systems, crude oil tank farms, City Gas Distribution networks and pipeline network for liquids and Natural Gas traversing across the length and breadth of the country. His vision for the Corporation dovetails technological improvements and infrastructure development with operational efficiency based on the five pillars of ‘Excellence, Integrity, People Connect, Net Zero & Happiness’. 
Mr Senthil has been instrumental in strengthening the communication system in IndianOil’s Pipelines Division. It was under his guidance that laying of optical fibre cables in pipelines was conceptualized and implemented. In a major technological breakthrough to curb pilferage in pipelines, he anchored the installation of Pipelines Intrusion Detection and Warning System.  
In a first for IndianOil, Mr. Senthil Kumar conceptualized Central Pipeline Information Management Systems (CPIMS) with backbone alternate communication system. In a breakthrough step earlier that eliminated manual intervention in custody transfer of petroleum products from pipelines to Marketing storage terminals and enhanced efficiency & productivity, he led the team to implement mass flow meter-based custody transfer metering system.
A believer in the power of collaboration with cross-functional teams, Mr. Senthil played a vital role in pilot testing of Drag Reducing Agents innovated by IndianOil R&D in LPG pipelines for the first time. 
A people’s man, Mr. Senthil Kumar respects diversity & inclusion and strives to uphold ethical standards to create a positive impact on all stakeholders and society as a whole. He has an excellent understanding of modern tools & technology platforms and believes in leveraging it to solve problems and enhance productivity. He appreciates the importance of data and analytics in decision-making, utilizes technology to gather insights and make informed choices. 
 

Mr Deepak Gupta is a Mechanical Engineer, a DCE alumnus, with more than 35 years of rich and diverse experience in Oil and Gas Sector encompassing Project Management,Construction Management and Business Development functions. He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) by the PMI, USA.
He has comprehensive and extensive experience in Project Management of Refinery,Petrochemical and Pipeline Projects from concept to commissioning and has led the execution of several successful Projects in India in all modes of Project implementation. He has successfully collaborated with multi-disciplinary and cross-functional teams across geographies for implementing the highly complex and challenging Oil and Gas Projects.
Presently serving as Director (Projects) in GAIL, he is heading O&M, Projects, Contracts & Procurement and GAILTEL departments. He is responsible for the Operation & Maintenance of ~17000 Km of pipeline network and execution of approx. 5500 Kms of PAN India, as a part of National Gas Grid. He has been upfront in giving his valuable inputs and suggestions for continuous improvement in various systems and procedures.
In EIL, he has been on the forefront in leading the implementation of the multi-billion dollar 650 KBPSD Dangote Refinery and 830 KTA Polypropylene Project in Nigeria., the largest single train grassroot Refinery in the world. He has also led the implementation of the one of the largest Polymer facilities for HMEL at Bhatinda and the upcoming maiden Refinery Project in Mongolia. Besides the above, he has made significant contribution as part of team EIL with the successful implementation of the Petrochemical Expansion Project at Pata for GAIL and the PFCC Unit of MRPL Phase III Expansion Project at Mangalore.
As the convener of CHT Committee on Project Execution Best Practices he has made meaningful contribution in identifying key areas of improvement in project execution. Mr Gupta has authored several papers and books sharing his experiences, feedbacks and ideas for fast track Project execution. Several key innovations and initiatives proposed by him are now a part of the best execution practices and strategies. His special interests include project implementation innovations, strategy formulation,
business growth initiatives, system improvement and digitalisation – for fast track project execution.
Mr Gupta has made presentations on strategies for mega project implementation and digitalisation at key forums, both in India and Overseas and has won wide appreciation for his thoughts and ideas.

Shri Girija Shankar is a “B.Tech.” in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Delhi & “Masters in Marketing Management” from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai.

He joined GAIL in the year 1993 and over the next three decades has worked in various roles across various domains including Projects, Construction of pipeline and processing plants, Operation & Maintenance of cross country pipelines & Gas terminals, Marketing of Gas, Petrochemical & Liquid Hydrocarbon products of GAIL. This cross functional and multifarious experience has enabled him to gain deep insight on all aspects of the gas and LNG value chain.

During this journey of 3 decades Shri Girija Shankar has played an instrumental role in GAILs various achievements. He was keenly associated in the construction of Propane Recovery Project at GAILs Vijaipur Complex in Guna MP and also implementing the ISO 9001 system across HBJ Pipeline. As In- Charge of Management Control Centre of HBJ cross country pipeline, he has to his credit the efficient and effective management of Gas Supply & Demand across India in the 90s. In the journey of development of gas business in the country all along and GAIL in particular, he has played a key role setting up of Regional Gas Management Centres across the country, Commissioning of GAILs various pipelines including DUPL- DPPL pipeline system and various Terminals.

A certified Six Sigma Black Belt, Shri Girija Shankar also has extensive experience in the field of Natural Gas / RLNG / LNG / Petrochemical / LHC marketing. As head of gas marketing he was associated with GAILs three Main Zonal Marketing Offices (Mumbai- for Maharashtra & Goa, NCR – for Delhi-NCR, western UP, Haryana and Uttarakhand and Ahmedabad – for Gujrat, Daman and Diu) handling approx. 70% of GAILs revenue in gas business & covering approx. 60% of customers. Shri Girija Shankar has also experience of working at GAIL Corporate RLNG Marketing and has played a key role in & development of marketing strategies for the GAILs LNG being imported from the US. He also has rich experience in Natural Gas Market Development in Maharashtra/Goa/Uttarakhand/Haryana/Western UP/Gujrat, and expertise in Gas Sales and Transportation Contract management, Regulatory Framework, International LNG Agreements etc.

Prior to joining Green Gas Ltd, Sh Girija Shankar was heading GAIL Ahmedabad Zonal Marketing Office which handles the Gas/Petrochemical and Liquid Hydrocarbon Marketing across the state of Gujarat, Daman & Diu. In his previous assignments he has been instrumental in few path breaking & initiatives taken in the LNG industry which included conversion of 3 Gujrat State Transport buses into & LNG as a pilot project in 2022 which would pave the way for LNG as a transport fuel in the country and India's first evacuation of Natural gas thru cascades from onshore gas field of Vedanta in Bharuch-Gujrat.Sh Girija Shankar has also played an instrumental role in implementation of Govt of India's prestigious CGD/CBG synchronization under SATAT in the state of Gujrat.

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.

Mr.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.

Mrs. 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. Mrs. 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.