Leadership
SHRI PRASOON KUMAR, CHAIRMAN (AGL)
Shri Prasoon Kumar had joined GAIL in 1988 and is currently Executive Director (Project Development), at GAIL (India) Limited.
A graduate in Electrical Engineering from IIT Kharagpur, class of 1988, Shri Prasoon Kumar has over 15 years of rich experience in the areas of Operation & Maintenance and another 15 years in Pipeline Projects & associated installations of Gas sector.
In addition to this, Shri Prasoon Kumar as a part of Project Development of GAIL, has conceptualized and ensured approval of cross-country pipelines, gas processing plants and renewable projects including Green Hydrogen and floating solar.
Additionally, he holds the position of Director in OPAL.
He is a Health & Fitness conscious person who has interest in field hockey and marathons. He has successfully completed half marathons five times.
SHRI K SREENIVASA RAO, DIRECTOR
Mr. K Sreenivasa Rao is the Executive Director- Natural Gas SBU of HPCL. He is a Graduate in Mechanical Engineering from NIT, Durgapur. He joined HPCL in the year 1988 and handled many critical managerial positions over the years. Prior to his present assignment, he was the Chief Executive Officer of HPCL LNG LIMITED, a 100% subsidiary of HPCL.
He has varied experience in oil and gas industry ranging from execution of major Projects, operations & maintenance of major Petroleum installations, Pipelines and Retailing of Petroleum Products.
SMT. ANJANA SANJEEVA, DIRECTOR
Smt. Anjana Sanjeeva is a Cost & Management Accountant by profession & MBA (Finance) with Gold Medal from Maharaja Sayaji Rao University of Vadodara (Gujarat). She has rich & varied experience of working in Finance & Accounts of Gas processing Units, Gas Trading & Gas Pipeline Transmission installations.
Smt. Anjana Sanjeeva has joined GAIL (India) Ltd., a Central Public Sector Undertaking (CPSU), in 1993 and has over 30 years of experience in Finance, Taxation, Budgetary control, Cost Management, etc. She has headed Finance function of O&M of Gas Processing Units, Pipeline Transmission and various Pipeline Projects.
Smt. Sanjeeva is currently working as Head of Finance of GAIL’s Maharashtra Regional Headquarter.
Mr. Indrajit Dasgupta, DIRECTOR
Mr. Indrajit Dasgupta is a distinguished member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). He is appointed as Director on the Board of Aavantika Gas Limited (AGL) with effect from 30th September, 2024. He brings with him rich and varied professional exposure of more than 28 years across various spectrum of Downstream Oil Company. He has held various key challenging assignments in HPCL in the field of Corporate Finance, Treasury, International Trade, Risk Management, Marketing Finance, SBU Commercials & Internal Audit. Presently, he is the Executive Director – Marketing Finance of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd from 1st Aug 2023.
His career journey includes significant roles in Corporate Finance, where he was involved in strategic financial planning and decision-making; Treasury, where he managed the company’s liquidity and financing activities; International Trade & Risk Management, where he worked on identifying, assessing and mitigating financial / operational risks associated with HPCL’s global trading operations. By implementing robust risk management frameworks, he helped safeguard the company’s interests in a complex and fluctuating global oil market, ensuring business continuity and profitability.
Additionally, his contributions to the SBU Commercial functions have helped enhancing operational efficiencies & streamline financial processes, enabling HPCL’s SBUs to optimize resource allocation, improved decision-making and ultimately contributing to achieve both growth and sustainability in highly competitive sectors. In his current position as ED – Marketing Finance, he has always been focused on the financial aspects of marketing strategies and business operations.
As a part of AGL Board, Mr. Dasgupta thus brings a wealth of knowledge and a forward-thinking approach to his leadership.
SHRI PANKAJ BHAGAT, MANAGING DIRECTOR
Shri Pankaj Bhagat took charge as Managing Director in Aavantika Gas Limited w.e.f. 19th January, 2024. He has been graduated as a Chemical Engineer from NIT, Tiruchirappalli, PGD-PE and also did MBA.
Sh. Bhagat carriers over 30 years of rich experience across the Natural Gas value chain in GAIL(India) Limited. He has been instrumental in promoting NG retailing models such as LNG/LCNG in Metal & Minning industry to expand consumption of Natural Gas in step with the vision of Government of India.
He has also worked in various roles across domains in GAIL including Gas Marketing, Gas Transmission, Petrochemical Marketing, City Gas Distribution (CGD) Business, Retail-LNG, Regulatory & Contract-legal functions.
Before Joining AGL, Sh. Bhagat was the Managing Director of Andhra Pradesh Gas Distribution Company Limited (APGDC) and its subsidiary Godavari Gas Private Limited (GGPL).
SHRI RAJESH JAIN, DIRECTOR (COMMERCIAL)
Mr. Rajesh Jain has been appointed as a Whole Time Director on the Board of Aavantika Gas Limited (AGL) with effect from 16th May, 2023.
Mr. Rajesh Jain is B. Com (Hons), Chartered Accountant, Bachelor of Law, PGDAM (HR) and also holds a Master degree in Business Administration (MBA), with specialization in Finance.
Mr. Rajesh Jain has joined Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) in July, 1993 and has rich and diverse experience of 30 years appx. in the field of Internal Audit, Head Compensation Management, Head Commercial, Retail Finance, Taxation, Zonal Finance, Payroll, Strategy implementation, Capability Building etc. Also held various senior level positions in Audit, Gas & Renewables (Commercial), other Finance positions and also handled various HR assignments.
Presently, Mr. Rajesh Jain is General Manager (Finance) in Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited and is on deputation in AGL as Director (Commercial).