Sandeep Kumar Gupta takes over as GAIL Chairman

Sandeep Kumar Gupta takes over as GAIL Chairman

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Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: October 05 2022

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  • GAIL (India) Limited informed that the company has appointed Sandeep Kumar Gupta as the new Chairman and Managing Director.
  • Gupta, who will replace Manoj Jain, has a wide experience of over 34 years in the oil and gas industry. 
  • Before joining GAIL, he was working with Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) since 2019.
  • Sandeep Kumar Gupta holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. 
  • Gupta will have a term till February 2026.
  • GAIL is India's largest gas transmission and gas marketing company, with a 14,502-kilometre gas pipeline network and a capacity of 206 million standard cubic meters a day. Its natural gas pipeline network covers 21 states.
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