Dimapur, July 27 (MExN): National oil marketing major Indian Oil today said that Gurmeet Singh has taken charge as Director (Marketing), at the country's largest commercial enterprise. Prior to his elevation, Singh was executive director handling at LPG vertical based in Indian Oil's marketing division headquarters in Mumbai, the company said in an official statement. A Mechanical Engineer, he joined IndianOil in 1983 as a management trainee and thereafter has handled a variety of portfolios including varied assignments in Project Management, Engineering, Retail Sales and LPG, it said. Singh brings to the board his expertise as a business head of four geographically and culturally diverse and complex states – viz. Punjab, J&K, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan, it added. An authority on LPG, he has handled production and marketing aspects of the LPG Business at field and regional levels in various capacities and has been instrumental in spearheading various LPG business initiatives across India, including the very successful – ‘Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana,’ the statement said. “Singh has represented Indian Oil in several national and international energy projects and prestigious events like the World LPG Conference,” it added.
