E S Ranganathan takes charge as Director (Marketing), GAIL

New Delhi, July 1, 2020

E S Ranganathan today assumed charge as Director (Marketing) of the public sector natural gas major GAIL (India) Limited.

An Instrumentation & Control Engineer from NSS College of Engineering, Palghat in Kerala, Ranganathan is an MBA with specialization in Marketing.

He has close to 35 years of rich and diverse experience in the oil and gas sector, particularly in project execution, along with operation & maintenance of natural gas pipelines, gas marketing, business development and business information systems, a press release from GAIL said.

Prior to his appointment as Director (Marketing), GAIL, Ranganathan served as Managing Director, Indraprashtha Gas Limited and Executive Director (Corporate O&M), GAIL and was instrumental in commissioning Dahej – Vijaipur, Vijaipur- Dadri and Bawana Nangal Pipeline Projects.

As Managing Director, IGL, Ranganathan spearheaded the expansion of operations into Haryana, UP and Rajasthan and also entered in an international foray into New Yangon Project in Myanmar.

He is actively involved in various industry forums in India and overseas, including Member Technical of Fluid Control and Research Institute, Member of Coordination Team of Indian Standards for Metering Design and Construction of Bureau of Indian Standards. He was a consultant to ADB in revamping of Gas Pipeline System in Afghanistan and has also represented the country in Pipeline Operators Forum based in Netherlands.

Ranganathan has been conferred with the Forbes India Leadership Award 2019 for his role in leading IGL. He was also adjudged the winner in star PSU category in Business Standard Annual Awards 2019.

IANS