Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited on Thursday said the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Sanjay Khanna as the chairman & managing director (C&MD) of the company.
Khanna, who was serving as director (refineries) at the public sector undertaking, will hold the position until his superannuation on May 31, 2029, or until further orders, BPCL said in a release.
As per the stock exchange filing of the state-owned company, Khanna is a Chemical Engineering graduate from National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli and Postgraduate in Finance Management from Mumbai University. He has over three decades of experience in refinery operations and technical services. He has been a part of setting up new process units in Refineries at Mumbai, Kochi and Numaligarh. Prior to becoming Director (Refineries) he headed Kochi and Mumbai Refineries of BPCL.
As Executive Director of Kochi Refinery, he played a role in commissioning the first ‘Niche Petrochemical’ project of BPCL, Propylene Derivative Petrochemical Project (PDPP) despite the challenges posed by the pandemic.
Under Khanna's leadership, BPCL invested Rs 75,000 crore in the coming five years, including the single largest investment of BPCL, Rs 50,000 Crore Bina Petrochemical and Refinery Expansion Project (BPREP) at Bina, Madhya Pradesh.
Additionally, Khanna serves as a Director on the Boards of Bharat PetroResources Limited, Petronet LNG Limited and Ratnagiri Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited.
The state-owned oil company has revealed that Khanna is not debarred from holding the office of director by virtue of any SEBI Order or order of any other authority. Further, he is not related to any of the Directors and Key Managerial Personnel in the Company and he holds 15, 050 shares of the company.
Khanna, who was serving as director (refineries) at the public sector undertaking, will hold the position until his superannuation on May 31, 2029, or until further orders, BPCL said in a release.
As per the stock exchange filing of the state-owned company, Khanna is a Chemical Engineering graduate from National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli and Postgraduate in Finance Management from Mumbai University. He has over three decades of experience in refinery operations and technical services. He has been a part of setting up new process units in Refineries at Mumbai, Kochi and Numaligarh. Prior to becoming Director (Refineries) he headed Kochi and Mumbai Refineries of BPCL.
As Executive Director of Kochi Refinery, he played a role in commissioning the first ‘Niche Petrochemical’ project of BPCL, Propylene Derivative Petrochemical Project (PDPP) despite the challenges posed by the pandemic.
Under Khanna's leadership, BPCL invested Rs 75,000 crore in the coming five years, including the single largest investment of BPCL, Rs 50,000 Crore Bina Petrochemical and Refinery Expansion Project (BPREP) at Bina, Madhya Pradesh.
Additionally, Khanna serves as a Director on the Boards of Bharat PetroResources Limited, Petronet LNG Limited and Ratnagiri Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited.
The state-owned oil company has revealed that Khanna is not debarred from holding the office of director by virtue of any SEBI Order or order of any other authority. Further, he is not related to any of the Directors and Key Managerial Personnel in the Company and he holds 15, 050 shares of the company.
