M Ravindran takes over as Director-HR of GAIL (INDIA) LTD.

M. Ravindran  took over as Director (HR) of GAIL (India) Limited on June 1,2013. A Mechanical Engineer and a Post Graduate in Management, Shri Ravindran brings to the GAIL Board, over 33 years of rich and diverse experience in the Fertilizer and Oil & Gas industries, particularly in gas transmission, petrochemicals and City Gas Distribution sectors.

Prior to his appointment as Director (HR), GAIL  Ravindran served as Managing Director of Indraprastha Gas Ltd. (IGL), a Joint Venture of GAIL & BPCL and the largest supplier of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Piped Natural Gas (PNG) in Delhi and National Capital Region. He also has the distinction of being the first CEO of GAIL’s wholly owned subsidiary, GAIL Gas Limited from 2008 to 2011.

Ravindran joined GAIL in 1990 and has been associated with a number of prestigious projects of the Company including the commissioning activities of GAIL’s first integrated petrochemical plant at Pata, U.P and later headed Operations of HVJ, GAIL’s first cross country high pressure natural gas pipeline, Dahej Vijaipur Pipeline and other associated spur pipelines, besides Company’s largest LPG recovery units at Vijaipur in Madhya Pradesh.

As MD, IGL, he was instrumental in undertaking several business and HR centric initiatives including formulation of HR Policies and adoption of a robust Performance Management System.

During his tenure as CEO of the wholly owned GAIL subsidiary, GAIL Gas Limited, he steered the formulation of the company’s business policies, particularly those in the Human Resources domain. It was during his tenure that the Company participated in the CGD first round of bidding and won the licenses for the cities of Sonepat, Kota, Dewas & Meerut under the regulatory regime.

Heading the HR function of GAIL, the Youngest Maharatna PSE, Shri Ravindran’s immediate priorities will be to enhance the level of employee ownership for engagement and building on its people’s resource, to create a culture of meritocracy & empowerment, to meet the growing business requirements of the organisation globally.