Deepak Gupta assumed charge as Chairman and Managing Director of GAIL

¨     Deepak Gupta has assumed charge as the Chairman and Managing Director of GAIL (India) Limited, the country’s largest natural gas transmission and marketing company.

¨     The appointment was made following the retirement of former CMD Sandeep Kumar Gupta on February 28.

¨     Deepak Gupta is a mechanical engineer from Delhi College of Engineering and possesses extensive experience in natural gas transmission, marketing and infrastructure development.

¨     Before assuming the top position, he had been serving as Director (Projects) at GAIL since February 2022.

¨     His tenure as Chairman and Managing Director is scheduled to continue until February 28, 2029.

¨   Under his leadership, the Dabhol breakwater project of Konkan LNG, a subsidiary of GAIL, was successfully completed, enabling all-weather operations at the facility.