Deepak Gupta assumed charge as Chairman
and Managing Director of GAIL
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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.
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The appointment was made
following the retirement of former CMD Sandeep Kumar Gupta on February 28.
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Deepak Gupta is a
mechanical engineer from Delhi College of Engineering and possesses extensive
experience in natural gas transmission, marketing and infrastructure
development.
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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.