Nandakumar Velayudhan Pillai selected as Director (Refineries), MRPL

Nandakumar Velayudhan Pillai has been selected as Director (Refineries), Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on May 31, 2024. Presently, he is serving as Group General Manager ( Corporate Strategy), MRPL.

He will be appointed to the post of Director (Refineries) after receiving vigilance clearances and approval from the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.

The following 12 applicants were interviewed in the selection meeting:

1. Anandhakumar, Group General Manager (Operations), Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Limited
2. Nandakumar Velayudhan Pillai, Group General Manager (Corporate Strategy), Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Limited
3. Prasanth Sankar Poduval, Group General Manager (Materials), Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Limited
4. HS Rajeev, Chief General Manager (Mechanical Maintenance), Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Limited
5. Kotekoppa Seshadri Satish, Chief General Manager (Margin Improvement Group), Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Limited
6. M S Sudarshan, Chief General Manager Chief General Manager (HSE), Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Limited
7. KV Balu, Chief General Manager (Projects), Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Limited
8. Sudheer Pai, Chief General Manager, Quality Control & Production Planning, Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Limited
9. Sandesh J Cutinho Prabhu, Chief General Manager Chief General Manager(HR), Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Limited
10. Mewa Lal Dahriya, Executive Director and Refinery Head, Indian Oil Corporation Limited
11. Kausik Basu, Executive Director and Refinery Head, Paradip Refinery, Indian Oil Corporation Limited
12. Lalitesh Kumar, Technical Member Head Central Technical Services (CTS), Technology, ONGC Petroadditions Ltd (OPAL)