Senior Board Level Executive with more than 36 years of rich experience in Indian Gas Major – GAIL (India) Limited, encompassing Oil & Gas and Petrochemical Sectors covering diverse functions like Project Development, Operations and Maintenance, Engineering Management, De-bottlenecking Projects, Turnarounds, Cross Country Natural Gas Transportation, Compressors & Gas Turbine Operations & City Gas Distribution. Currently, as CEO, GAIL Gas Steering City Gas Distribution (CGD) Projects across 14 Geo-graphical Areas spread across the Country. Prior to it, as Managing Director of GAIL/ GAIL Gas JVCs, namely APGDC (Andhra Pradesh Gas Distribution Corporation), Godavari Gas Limited and Green Gas Limited has lead multi-disciplinary teams involved in implementation of City Gas Distribution in the state of Andhra Pradesh & Uttar Pradesh. He has lead the GAIL Project Development, E&P & Internal Audit Teams and also had been Chief Risk Officer for GAIL (India) Limited.